Dan, I kinda stick to the "sport-touring" side of things, which is to say "relaxed ergo sport bikes with luggage, hard or soft." For that reason, I tend to look at bikes from a long-distance perspective. I think the YZF is one of the most comfortable sportbikes out there, short of going to a "sport-touring" bike like a Concours or a Sprint or a ST3 and the ZZR isn't so bad by some folks' opinions. Again, sit on EVERYTHING and take some test rides. They're free a lot of the times, and calling around to a few local cities' dealers may get you test rides at the same brand that says "no" in your town.