Well I own one so take it with a grain of salt, but I love my mean streak. When they were released in '02 they were the best handling power cruiser on the market. The have the brakes from a ZX10. At stock height the bike actually handles really well. However it did drag one of my pegs the day I bought it. They are a little low on power compared to the new power cruisers, but I wouldn't call it slow. It would need the air cleaner replaced to make it run better and a power commander to tune it afterwards but other than that you can run them stock. The stock air system is very restrictive. I have the 1500 version, in 05 (I think) they made it a 1600. The Yamaha Raider was also alot of fun to ride, but a bit more expensive. It handled well and had quite a bit of HP. It carries a 1900cc power plant. The Honda VTX 1800 is nice and has more HP then my MS, but I don't like the bar placement stock. For me it would have required either risers, or new bars all together. I'm not sure on the handling as I've never ridden one. The M109r is another sweet cruiser, but are very wide, almost uncomfortable. Again cannot comment on handling as I haven't ridden one only sat on a few. From what I've read the M109r eats rear tires. They also have dual air cleaners, so you would have to repalce both if you wanted to upgrade, which is $$$. Obviously the HD VROD is great on HP and handling, but very expensive compared to the Japanese bikes. I know there are other ones out there, but the above list are the ones I was looking at when I bought my MS. edit- yeah I forgot about the warrior, I didn't like the bar height or the riding position, but depending on your height you may be ok with it. As mentioned Curby and Hoblick will be able to give you more information.