I have a Yamaha Vstar 650 Custom which is a good intermediate bike. good for around town and will hold it´s own on the hiway.I like the Kawasaki zl600 and there´s an ´87 with 15k miles for $1300 available, garage kept...I will try to buy it too as soon as I get the money. this bike is unique as it is liquid cooled and has four valves per cylinder. Heard nothing but good things about it.