Paul,
I've got an SV650 for you to try if you make it up London way - you'll have to imagine the extra 40hp for the thousand though.
I've not had it long but early impressions are that it's very forgiving on the road but suspension reaches its limit quite early on (there's lots of mods available for that though).
Let's face it though - you WILL end up getting a 748 though because that's where your heart is
