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Riding bio...
57, riding for 20 years, owned VFR's, ST1300's, Triumph Rocket III Tourer, Honda GoldWing F6b and currently a VFR1200X.
I keep a cheap 2000 VFR800 for fun and that is staying.
Every summer my teaching job gives me the time for long tours. I've been cross country, through the south, around the Great Lakes and up into Northern Quebec as example. Duration is at least a week if not 2. When not on a tour, I'll get away to Maine for a few trips each year and also grab the ordinary weekend / end of weekday ride.
Done a SS1000 and last year's day 1 to get out of town was Boston to Toledo on the VFR1200 in a day. I was never much for ripping up the twisty's, but I can ove at a reasonable pace and cover a lot of ground in a day.
With that as background, I'm thinking of rolling out of the VFR1200X because of the height. It gets the job done for me, but it's a bit of work.
I was waiting on the new Gold Wing, but the price is YIKES!!!, so just for laughs I looked at the HD site and a 2018 Road King is <$20K and I won't spend any money on doo-dads. I've loved to look of the Road King, and I know they are technological apples/orange compared to the 'wing. On a bit more of a sport-touring thing, the Triumph Trophy 1200 looks nice, but Triumphs give me concerns about reliability far from home (and yes I know I'm also looking at an HD).
So....
Can the community here clarify my thinking and choices, or just tell me to 'busa and be done with it@