I recommend ditching big bikes Bru - I've not had a litre bike (apart from old boxers that are only 60bhp) for about seven years. I don't miss them at all.

Thr V Strom 650 does all I really need (one tooth smaller gearbox sprocket makes it quite sharp) and is physically tall enough for me. Other than that old classics are generally pretty small and thus easier to deal with. I have ridden 30 miles on the Strom this year but I rode 450 on the AJS 18S that I recently sold - pretty telling figures. I keep the Strom for the odd ride with a mate who has my old R1100RT and for my wife to occasionally go on the back. On sunny days, like today and the week forecast ahead, I'd probably rather have the peace of a bicycle on a rural lane than the sweaty heat of motorcycle gear and traffic.