Know exactly what where your coming from. Been riding for 8 months now and loved every second of it. I´m 30 and regressed to 17 as soon as i got my license back with that A1 category and wanting the sexiest/ fastest looking bike around. In the end it comes down to practicality and more importantly insurance. I ride purely for pleasure so don´t have to worry about commuting in comfort, so i opted for a VFR400R gonna ride it for a year gain a no claims bonus then head off to the local dealer to get a Daytona 650 and keep the VFR as a project/track/winter bike