I've had 2 zrx1200r's great bikes very good looking bikes as well but do have a few short falls.......I've also had a xjr1300sp totally different to the kwak as it's more of a cruiser type muscle bike great engine (one word WHOOSH...!!) but crap build quality everywhere else, I've had a go on my m8 cb1300 nice bike, but to heavy and comes with a weak gearbox......gsx1400 nice bike but to huge for any real fun......I had a go on my m8's stage 2 MT 01 and it's totally different to the others in feel as u would expect, one thing I found was it was very heavy and to me it felt top heavy, ok when ur up n going at speed but nervous at lower speeds, if they had made it lighter I would of had one....but I tend to do long runs on the weekends and riding this would have to tiring, saying that all the new bikes coming out from manufactures these days seem to be heavy bikes.......one thing I will say though it's a great engine in the MT that 1700 whooshes u along very quickly indeed, but I just think there are better bikes out there to be had for less money, I had a go on a Buell XB12S (long) and now that's how I would have liked to MT to be, very impressed with that Buell I was 1200 thunderstorm engine is a cracker and nothing like the Harley engine it's based on as the only bits that are stock from the Harley motor are the barrels everything else is upgraded.......it's light, flickable, good brakes, and fast.....