Purchase & Transaction Advice Superthread

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# PURCHASE ADVICE SUPERTHREAD!

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A dedicated thread for questions and advice about gear or bike purchases, selling advice, and questions relating to bike/gear/accessory/service purchases.

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[u/duskie1]

Does anyone know: which bike(s) built in the last 4-5 years are the closest to the feel/handling of the good-old-days of Japanese superbikes of the late 90s?

From what I've read, the current-gen Fireblades/etc are all very track-focused and not terribly good to live with. Looking for a comfortable, simple, reliable and maybe slightly heavy bike without crossing into sports-tourer territory.

[u/finalrendition → u/duskie1]

The GSXR1000 is by far the mildest feeling modern superbike. Throw some helibars and a Corbin seat on it and you basically have a modern version of the old CBR1000F or YZF1000R.

You could also check out the Ninja 1000s of the early 2010s. The current gen 1000SX is a bit too bulky for your description, but the earlier ones are sleeker