Hello I'm from Malta and I have been reading this forum and I really like it because I usually don't find much information on XLs online. Actually I am a beginner and I ride an XLR250 of 1991. I find it a bit heavy for its 250 machine speed and so it discourages me from doing tricks like wheelies and donuts. I ride a lot of enduro; Malta has some very nice places but most of the natural places are full of rocks and difficult rocky ground so there are some very particular difficult climbing spots over here. A trial bike would be at home in Malta but my XLR serves me well. peace