Welcome Matt,
TDM is a near perfect bike, just be careful in the beginning as a slow turn around they suddenly get top heavy.
Yes the gearbox is 'supposed' to clunk going into low gears (synth oil seemed to reduce it in mine)
A well ridden TDM will spank a sportbike in the twisties.
In the 'Admin' section is a post with a link to the read-only posts from the previous Carpe site.
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Enjoy!