As already stated...cruisers can be comfortable, but maybe not the way you think. You are sitting upright, so you need that large seat to really cushion your tailbone. You are upright compared to a sportbike, and for most people that changes how the wind affects their lower back on a long ride(without a full windscreen). The way you lean INTO the wind on a sportbike is superior to the way tou BRACE for the wind on a cruiser(without a full windscreen). Also mentioned are highway boards...they are brilliant! All that said, you can't go wrong with a used Japanese cruiser...Shadow, Boulevard, etc.