Most people seem to be heading off in to highly predictable red Ducati territory :lol
I'd say it has to be a sports tourer of some sort if you have to use it every day. I like Punkstig's direction, take a bike you like and bastardise (forgive the profanity, I think it's justified) it until it's what you want it to be.
The things you can't really change easily I suppose are engine size, fuel tank apart from that most of the aficionados seem to change the front forks/disc/suspension, the rear swing arms/suspension, the full monty.
I think that 600's are a nice sweet spot with fuel economy, speed and lightness, so a lightweight 2 or 3 cylinder 600cc sports tourer (I'm guessing 2-3 cylinders will be lighter than 4) with, beyond that, a shack of parts you can swap over will make it how you want, when you want. With regard to tank size, 22 litres seems to be a nice compromise between size and capacity.
No one bike is perfect until you've changed it to how you want it :-P
I'd say it has to be a sports tourer of some sort if you have to use it every day. I like Punkstig's direction, take a bike you like and bastardise (forgive the profanity, I think it's justified) it until it's what you want it to be.
The things you can't really change easily I suppose are engine size, fuel tank apart from that most of the aficionados seem to change the front forks/disc/suspension, the rear swing arms/suspension, the full monty.
I think that 600's are a nice sweet spot with fuel economy, speed and lightness, so a lightweight 2 or 3 cylinder 600cc sports tourer (I'm guessing 2-3 cylinders will be lighter than 4) with, beyond that, a shack of parts you can swap over will make it how you want, when you want. With regard to tank size, 22 litres seems to be a nice compromise between size and capacity.
No one bike is perfect until you've changed it to how you want it :-P
Opinions are like A**holes, Everyone has one. Some people seem to have more than one though which is a bit odd.