Hi Steve,it's a crd absolute power. Sounds nice but it's a little bit louder than I would like. I've been trying to find a dB killer just to take the edge off it but no luck yet.
I love the Otterburn and kielder area in Northumberland,there are loads of places to explore. There's a good variety of roads from good tarmac,stoney trails and some boggy tracks which can get a bit scary in places. I once had to dig my transalp 650 out of a bog that I had ridden into,took me nearly an hour to get it out.
Otterburn moors is ministry of defence land,they practice bombing runs and mortar firing,they also have live firing excercises so you can't always go up there and when you're up there you have to be wary of any unexploded ordnance. Fantastic scenery though.