While these are fine bikes, being as I only ride for fun (no commuting, etc), when I do ride, I a want a novel and super fun experience. So I have moved away from bikes "in the middle" and moved to bikes more towards the extremes. Right now I have a Duke 390 (super light and nimble) and am picking up a 1390 (super torque) this week. My last street bike was a XSR900, and before that a MT10. Both excellent bikes but rather "meh" on the excitement scale.