Hmmmmm... Id say go with an older kat... might even go with the 750... The older Katanas are awesome first bikes to have. They have good handling, not an INSANE amount of power to start that u will kill urself on right away (although the stuff you can do to a Katana engine is limitless.) U can get a good body kit from a place like shark skinz. In fact u might wanna try heading over to
www.katanaplanet.com to see some of the stuff these guys have done to their bikes, you will only spend a grand or 2 on it and if u put another grand or 2 in then u will have a really nice ride. (P.S. If you do head on over to KP check out some posts by a guy called Spedee. His Kat is awesome!)