Buy a used Speed Triple

Used 1200? No chance, but luckily there are loads of brilliant 1050s out there. Go for a 2011-on model for modernity

Ensure the shock linkage has been stripped and greased during servicing (every 12,000 miles) or it can seize solid. Don’t worry about sooty deposits on the exhaust exits; do worry if it’s burning oil and smoking.

Loud pipe? Ask about fuel tweaks.