priday

Oh, Yeah.... Look at Progressive for insurance on the little beastie. Shop around for motorcycle insurance, as different companies score bikes differently. ALL my other stuff, (house, 2 cars, live insurance, windstorm, flood, etc, etc.) I have with State Farm, and I REALLY wanted to hook up with them, but they were about 3 TIMES what Progressive was.



I picked up a new stock, 2004 Lightning XB12 for $1500 off the sticker. They are not the cheapest out there, but I could not be happier after gettig thru the break in period.



Good luck again.

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Horsepower is an illusory mathmatical equation; Torque is Real, and is the source of all good things in the world.

drthompson65

Ducati ST3.. I'm waiting for my wife to go out of town so I can bring another Duc home to roost in my stable..

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2000 Honda CBR 929RR (Sold)
2002 Suzuki GSX-R1000 (Sold)
2003 Honda RC-51 (Sold)
2004 Ducati 999 Mono Yellow (Wrecked May 06)
2006 Ducati 999S Mono Black (Replaced Wife June 06)

1972-2000 A collection of mini, dirt, and road bikes to vast too list..

adaleb

Buell Uly or Buell XB12SS Long with soft bags

Longshot92

sprint st fits your specs perfectly- ~450 lbs, lower than a tiger but not quite a sportbike, bags available, 3-cyl 955cc engine has character and is reliable, cheap insurance despite being very very fast, great for (sport) touring or weekend scratching or riding around town...

kdurrell

Agreed. Plus the 3 cylinder Triumphs have character galore...

Dangerousdave_2

VFR, by all means. I like the ones with the gear drive for the cams, and they have an exhaust note that's a bit different from the herd, if that's what you mean by 'character'. If it's quirks, look elsewhere. A friend has an ST4 and loves it, but he's also got a Monster and doesn' think the maintenance is all that high on it. He is a bit more enthusiastic about getting his hands dirty than I am, however. ST3's are all pretty new, I think.

stoney8888

I really like the 2005 era triumph speed triple

12er

I hear good things about progressive but they wanted $3000 a year for my KLR 650 (web quote), I found $250 a year elsewhere. Same thing with my BMW, their site scared me away twice with outragous quotes.

seruzawa

Check out the Trumpet Sprint ST.

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DArmst6829

I would just "update" your Lightning with an electronic ignition, new carb etc. No one will notice you on a new bike.