[Sailariel]

Mark, I hear you for sure. In the comfort range, I compare everything to the BMW R-50 that I owned back in the 60's. In the fun factor, the JAWA 350 was hard to beat--until the Ninja came along and trounced it. In the "Oh wowie" department, the Dunstall Norton 750 was a winner. Its electrical issues insured that it would never accumulate significant milage. In comfort and reliability (This was a slow bike) the 1956 NSU Special Max had no peer. They stopped making bikes in 1958. Of course, nowadays, if one were to believe the MC Press, anything under 1000cc is a beginner bike.After that, the damned thing has to turn at least a 10sec. 1/4 mile to be considered worthy. My new NT-700VA is considered a Sport Touring Bike by Honda. The MC Press sees it as an underpowered boring bike. I am glad that I don't take them seriously.