Once you add bags, and the stuff you cram in them, they ALL are porkers!
What it came down to for ME was; which bike would I be the least tired after riding either 1000 miles on the hiway or 500 miles on the parkway at a good clip.
I did NC to Mexico on a busa, and NC to Canada on a K1200S and NC to Key West on a Blackbird.
Of the three the K1200S was the best in the curves, the blackbird the best for mile eating and the busa was just bad-ass all the time. But when loaded down they all three handled poorly. And at the end of the day on a trip, that RT made you dissapointed that you had to stop. Whereas all the OTHER bikes that were more sport than touring had me begging for shorter fuel stops (after about 700 miles)
Suspension was key for me. I HAD a sportbike...so why did I need another one? While the RT was pretty nimble, overall it had a VERY tall suspension and long travel, and ate bumps and crappy roads like they were chocolate syrup. And while it weighed more than the FJ or concours, once rolling (and even rolling SLOW) the weigh difference dissapeared.
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