Welcome to the wonderful world of Dommie ownership. I have a '97 Dommie too, with 32K miles and still going strong. It's not been without its (minor) problems but, to me, half the fun of biking is taking them apart.
For a while I've thought that all the Dommie needs is another 10 bhp and a better front brake and it would probably be the perfect road bike - well it looks like you've got it
I use mine mainly for all year round commuting and occasional rides with friends. Last Sunday we did a 260 mile round trip to the Cotswolds and back and it never missed a beat. Considering I was with an '09 CB1000R and an '06 RSV Mille I thought it did really well - just stay off the dual carriageways 'cos it soon runs out of puff.
Enjoy.