Younger Garage Partner

[lil4399]

Lil, agree, something different. MV Brutale is small but amazing ride, 1200 Monster also amazing, Diavel i had for 2 years, a head turner, cant park unless someone wants to ask about, brilliant machine, needs a re map to smooth out, runs lean, keyless fob i hated. very fast, best brakes, low seat, corners dont exist, it just eats them.Cant speak highly enough.

MV is out of price range, but the Ducati is worth a look. 👍

[Tony Nitrous]

New bikes are nice, even a new naked bike would be quite different to a 14.

However.... there isn't really a modern equivalent. Big bore retro's just aren't a thing now, unless you are willing to accept less cylinders and like Triumphs etc.
It's something the Japs walked away from.
Bikes like the Z900 and Suzuki kitten really don't offer the same.

You mentioned faired bikes and there's plenty of them.  All can be lowered but it's something I'm not a fan off as it certainly has its downsides. The low seat option makes for a much better bike.

I'm a huge fan of Hayabusa's and there's a lot of lowering and higher bars options plus the bonus of a 23 year model range to pick from, but they don't suit everyone. As they have a cult following (I said Cult, not c*nt!) changing seats, lower pegs, higher bars etc is done very regular. Much easier to change these than find a better motor  .

What are your preferences?
Brand, style, price etc other than seat height.

I'm not brand or style preferences, just comfort a torque. Looking at new so it lasts me out! 

From my own experience then, the 3 that I've had that offer the grunt / torque anything like the 14 would be the H2 SX SE, B-King and Busa.

# H2 SX I probably wouldn't recommend.

# B-King has a nice upright position but definitely has a "BIG" feel to it that's hard to get away from plus they suffer from being like a 14 as being an older bike in dwindling numbers.

# Busa is the sportiest of the 3 but it's common to raise bars, change seat, lower pegs and make it fit you.  I am a bit of a Busa Fan-Boi but I'm not alone, which is why they dominate big bore Sports Tourers and have a gazillion performance / comfort / custom mods. 

GSX1400 and Hayabusa make a good combination. Both Suzuki's success story's.

[frenchgixxer]

Tough call. I'd struggle to want most of the newer offerings from all makers these days. So many look like extra's from a transformer movie, personally hate that styling. The only bike, that I haven't had, that does appeal somewhat would be the original honda valkyrie F6C 1500 but 20 years old now