The next one's a keeper (watch this space) as I do not want to go through the pain of selling another Monster. Before my old 750 I changed bikes every 2 years, I had the Monster for 4 and if I hadn't moved 300 miles with no guarantee of a garage, I'd still have it now...
Interesting that some people 'only' do 1000 miles in a year, that's what I used to do on mine and I was more than happy as it's a toy.
With family and work taking up most of my life, having the ability to pop out for an hour and wring my old 750's neck all the way to the edge of the tyres kept me sane - the past 7-8 months have not been the same, so much so that my wife told me to go out and buy another bike last month.
No contest, there is only one type for a keeper, others will come and go, but they won't be the same