Thanks for the tips guys. Pigford, my sense is that your advice is correct as this is the manner in which I have ridden 3 new bikes in, in the past and worked well from a performance and oil and fuel consumption perspective thereafter.
Just picked it up 1 hour ago and completed my first 25km..
I am riding the bike from Cape Town (home town) to Cairo in July and August so still going through the process of adding aftermarket items but thus far have added/ordered the following:
Akrapovic exhaust system (to be installed on Monday next week)
Larger footpegs (fastway)
Bar Raisers (30mm)
Throttel Rocker (kappa)
Rear Brake lever extension (touratech)
High Front mudguard (3 weeks from touratech!!)
Side Stand extension (touratech)
Main Stand (yamaha)
Plumbed accelerator and brake cables (yamaha)
Steel mesh headlight protector (3 weeks from touratech)
Onboard power sockets (touratech)
xenon spot lights (wunderlich)
Crash Bars (kappa)
Large Engine guard with toolbox (3 weeks from touratech)
Aluminium Chain Guard (ditto touratech)
Rectifier cover (touratech)
Barbusters (yamaha)
Radiator mesh kit (3 weeks from metalmule)
High screen (kappa)
Aftermarket rear suspension (ohlins)
Top Box 30L (Yamaha OEM)
Panniers (undecided but leaning towards Touratech zega pro's..any thoughts?)