I had a Honda 599 for a while. I give it an enthusiastic "meh"
I wanted naked because I liked the look, but found out pretty quick that it was too top heavy for me. I have weak girlie arms though, so that probably made a difference.
Plus I had financed it so I was nervous about crashing. And I bought it on a whim. I will never do either again.
So maybe I'm the wrong person to be talking about the bike itself.