[heywot]

Or they know their limits.

I, for one, have refused to purchase a sport bike on numerous occasions - including my "dream bike" - because I know its too much bike and that might get me into trouble. I've never felt that way about any of my cruisers or dirt bikes.

[noir_lord]

That's it exactly, my friends went through a superbike phrase and it was crash after crash at best written off bikes at worst hospital stays (fortunately).

If I go modern I'll probably get something like an SV650.

It's more the ability to ride long distances comfortably I want not pant wetting speed.