Owning an MV you gotta have soul and a mindset,, how this thread went from a middleweight trip to a S1000 R which is way to much for the street is beyond me,,,,,,,,,,,the fricken 675 is more that enough,,,,a smaller bike will make a better rider out of ya,,,pushing it much more and using "all" the gears ,,,unless the "freeway" is your type of riding,,,,roads around me a good 250 two-stroke will take you as fast as you could possibly go,,,,,,,,,,,,,course the freeway is another story,,,,could be there you need 200 hp,,,,,,