Hi Dave,
welcome, I'm a newbie too but I remember from my eight years in Hobart almost every day was drizzling & lazy stay at home day although I went out frequently on my Triumph Speed Triple. There are some great roads around the S.E Tassie.
Hey mate, monsters aren't for oldies, they are a great all round bike, I rode one to work for four years in Brisbane & punted the Mt Glorious Mt Nebo at weekends, top bike. Les.