I was actually thinking something like this, @Joe Fortino.
1200 cc, about 100 hp (which is pretty pedestrian these days, but plenty for a senior citizen), inverted fork, Ohlins suspension, Brembo brakes. It's about 450 lbs, so I'd still be able to man-handle it. I'd probably add a 2/1 pipe, but otherwise - it looks pretty much perfect right out of the crate.