WOO HOO another MTB is born! Many happy dirty miles! My bro has an '09 EX8 and loves it; it's a very good trailbike. He's always riding it and it's been very reliable. He only had to get a tire with more 'bite' up front as he found those Bontrager tires slip a bit too much in sand or in a lean. Looks like 'Biking Buddy' is as happy about your new bike as you are.

I don't have a 'biking buddy', I have a 'couch-buddy', a 12 year old Choc Lab who's hips have seen better days. But we camp and he likes to sit in the dark and stare at the stars, and 4x during the day and watch the hares and ground squirrels run by... The smile is priceless. Sometimes I take him walking on the trails I ride and he gets that 'I'm so happy I could burst' face.