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Talk me off the ledge here.
So the story goes: I've been looking for something a little less cumbersome to take a passenger on. I usually put the lady on the pillion of my V1000, but I'm not completely comfortable with the way the bike handles with a full load - me, her, hard panniers, tank bag, full tank of gas. So I went to look at an Indian Scout which I really liked. Yesterday I and the lady went to look at a Triumph Thunderbird, specifically the Storm ABS model. I sat on a few but they were pretty heavy still. Although they were much better with a passenger on be back.
So that brings me to my current situation. They had a new Street Twin in the showroom. It's the silver with burgundy stripe and it is absolutely gorgeous. They even started it up for me and it sounds as lovely as it looks. So I hopped on and she hopped on the back. It definitely was a wee bit small but manageable. It felt light and nimble and the low center of gravity felt much better than my V. However I know that on longer trips it won't be as good as my V or as a larger cruiser. However I've fallen in love with the soul of that bike. I feel like the V can be soulless at times. There are bags for the Bonnie which makes it more manageable for longer trips. I know it doesn't do some things as well as my V but it does check some boxes that the V can't as well.
Am so crazy for comparing apples and oranges, or should I seriously consider it?
Pic of the Bonnie: