I'm actually not loyal to any brand. refuse to buy a gixxer as it seems that they cater to under30 riders with no gear, at least my experience around here indicates that, but the rest are fair game. had a yzf600 that was a great bike to learn on and priced fairly in '06 but am now on my second kawi zx6 as they both have been 2k below an r6 and cbr600rr otd new. hard to argue with that kind of coin for bikes that are all essentially all the same.

kind of anxious to see this in person. I see a few more years on a sportbike then it'll be time for a more relaxed ride..
I'm liking this honda 700x..