Sounds like it's time for a sport bike, or even a modern standard in your garage. I've often thought that if those who insist that cruisers are the way to go rode a sport ibke, they'd be converted. Not to get rid of their cruisers, but to branch out a little bit. Cruisers, standards, sport-tourers, dual sports and sport bikes can all live happily in a garage! It's a bit tougher to move the other way, as standards are probably the most comfortable bikes (for me), and obviously performance and handling fall on the sport bike side.