Guys, guys ... there's a simple solution to this whole old-school Vs. state-of-the-art debate. Just have one of each in your garage! When I want comfort, performance, reliability and ease of operation, out comes the Bandit 1250. When I want to ride something finicky, noisy, tempermental, heavy, smoky, smelly, and that handles like a brick, out comes the old GT750 (for some strange reason, I LOVE that old bike!).