Lasted only three weeks/1000 kms... (and I nearly killed myself on it, still have a scar in my neck)
It was a fantastic, very demanding AND rewarding bike.
But let's not get romantic, a Vitpilen 701 would totally beat its ass, really. The RS250 had to be kept in the 2000 rpm wide powerband else "buuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh" but nothing happened.