My last bike

[lew600fazer]

I wouldn't let the fact that smaller bikes are (usually) more nimble than the big thous put you off of them. They can still be made to handle pretty well, and are still great fun to ride. I've had mostly big bikes, partly because at 6' 2'' I'm too cramped on anything else, but also cos I started on big bikes and was always reluctant to let go of the power and torqueiness they deliver. And never mind the people who say you can't use that power on the road, it's useful to have when you need to lose that Merc that's stuck up your ass on the motorway, and having great big doses of mid range is always a lot of fun!
If your riding is always likely to be a bit "provincial" then maybe a 600 is all you'll ever need, but if you're regularly going to do big distances, that big engine makes for a much more relaxed ride, and they don't notice so much when you load up the luggage.

I'd like a 600 too, but if I can only have one, I'll stick with the thou!

Nick trust me if I could still physically still muscle a thou around on the roads around here I would have kept the SX, but there comes a time in life when common sense has to prevail, I am sadly at that place now. If I thought I could through my leg over a ZZR 1400 and live with it I would have one of those in my garage now.
Lew