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There's definitely something different about the old school Japanese bikes (I'm talking about the real old school ones like the 70s-80s). I daily drove my 700 for a long time, I got more looks on that than when I took my roommates Katana out. All the GSX-Rs, YZF, CBR, ZX-whatever just look like the same thing to a lot of people, you see them all the time. Plus on a fully-faired plasticy bike you never get the waves/respect from the Harley/cruiser guys, too bad. It's just about having something a little different. Plus I find the older bikes to be a bit less peaky, my S, despite shaft drive, would walk from most stock new 600s, and it was comfortable enough to take on 10 hour rides frequently.

I've been riding bikes for a long time, and I do like sportbikes a lot, but I think too many people get them as a first bike. Pretty much anything you get is going to be really fast, probably faster than you need anyway. The current and previous models of 100+ hp 600cc bikes are awesome, but complete overkill, the companies are in a horsepower number war and I really don't think the bikes are safe for new riders. It gives the rest of us a bad image when 16 year old kids are ripping up the northway "stuntin" or whatever the fuck on their bright yellow crotch rocket. Not trying to be a dick, most of us have done that, but it's hard to resist when you're riding something with so much power.

I'm planning on selling the 650 because it's more of a cruiser style bike, and I'm going to look for a 86 VFR500. It's small, but I test drove one a while back for my gf at the time, and I loved it. Too bad that one had a nasty knock... I also absolutely love the first gen CBR (Hurricane) and the old school FZR 1000, little tiny seat, huge foglight style headlamps, fast as hell. It's about what style you like, and what you're going to use it for, since pretty much everything will be fast enough.

Good luck with that 750, like I said they are classics. Honda totally dominated the market in the '70s when those came out. You can get any part you need for it (an incentive to get honda bikes in general), and there are clubs all over for the 750. Also in some areas there are vintage race clubs specifically for a few models, I don't know about the 750, but I have a 76 350 twin sitting at home too, and there are definitely leagues for that.
Both bikes had high production, so there are a lot of them around still. They may not be super flashy, but go to a real meet with either of those that's clean and you'll get plenty of looks and respect from the guys who know.