[Seventies Man]

In digesting what I've read the past couple of days, If I'd waited to purchase I could have gotten Either a higher performing Boxer twin:the R1200R or the 1200S or a much cheaper 1100S. But have I enjoyed the ride for the last 21 months? YeaHH. Also .9% was key in my decision to buy.
For real touring I felt I had to buy a Honda ST 1100, which probably has a great top speed even with 5th gear.
The thing the 1100S did for a while was keep me from lusting for a Moto Guzzi with good supension and very strong air cooled engine. But now there's a Norge, which is supposed to commemorate a trip to the Arctic Circle in the 1920s.
I think I'll rent a Triumph in New Zealand this winter and then wait for April.