Why don't you get an 05/06 Kawasaki 636? For that matter, anything 03 and on up? You don't NEED a bigger bike than that. IMO, no one does. Are you going to be drag racing? Commuting to and from work? Just cruising around? What do you need a bigger bike for? There was an 18 year old kid on a Hayabusa at the bike shop not too long ago wearing t-shirt, shorts, and a helmet that didn't fit him. It was his first motorcycle, and he had zero experience. You know what he asked? He asked how to TURN!!!! Yes, how to turn--and he meant exactly that. He tried to turn the bars everywhere.

Is it really that important to be the cool guy on the block?