Originally Posted by
Skrilla
Went though this earlier in the year, same as you I gave up the sport bikes, I still have one Harley but its not a highway friendly bike. I ended up with the Africa Twin, and love it. Very stable in the ugly stuff, good power, and you have a choice of the manual or auto box if that's your thing (I rode an auto and its actually pretty nice). The other bike I seriously looked into was a pre owned BMW FG, but having a local dealer for Honda made my choice. One of the guys I ride with has a Vstrom 1000 and loves them, in fact he's had about 6 now. I rode it, but personally the comfort and feel of the Honda are what did it for me, and I have never had an issue with any Honda bike I have owned.
Do you plan on going into much offroad? That is one big thing to consider, the Honda is way more suited to that IMO.