I've only got about 4000 miles of bike time on me (all 620), but based on my experiences so far, if I was going to do a lot of highway driving I'd go for the 1000/1100. The 620 can of course handle the 80 mph pace but a lot of times it would be nice to have the extra power, especially for passing ...

Unless you are absolutely certain that motorcycle riding is for you, I'd add yet another recommendation to take the MSF course first before buying one. Of course if money is no object then why not? :lol:

I got the 620 as my first bike and absolutely love it. This was after I took the MSF course and ...