I spent more time playing with the new Ninja 1000 today. I really like this bike. Except for the seat. Two minutes and I can feel the butt burn! 
) But that probably can be replaced with something by now. Anyway, it seems like it could be the next bike in the stable. Although I really don't want to deal with the chain BS again. The newer chains are much better. The biggest down side is that this beautiful black bike is black! So that quickly brought me back to earth! But I figure the trade off of a manual adjustable windshield (much smaller) and chain drive will be a light flick-able bike. I figure at set of bags on the bike and your good to go. Now just to ride one. I'll have to ask next time!
) But that probably can be replaced with something by now. Anyway, it seems like it could be the next bike in the stable. Although I really don't want to deal with the chain BS again. The newer chains are much better. The biggest down side is that this beautiful black bike is black! So that quickly brought me back to earth! But I figure the trade off of a manual adjustable windshield (much smaller) and chain drive will be a light flick-able bike. I figure at set of bags on the bike and your good to go. Now just to ride one. I'll have to ask next time!