Currently I have a 1997 Blackbird (love it), 2009 GL1800 Goldwing (just finished a cross Canada 12,000 km trip in 23 days on it), and a 2006 BMW 1200 GSA, I also owned a 2005 Honda ST 1300, and rented a Honda CTX 1300 in San Diego did the Pacific Coast Trail on it. The ST1300 has good legs, good power, comfy with peg lowers and bar risers but is kind of top heavy and prone to tip overs, I had 3, I'm 6 ft with 32 in inseam. The CTX 1300 is really comfy, very upright seating, decent storage and the basic same engine with a slightly different tune than the ST1300. The Gold wing is the most comfortable of them all, especially for the pillion, they frequently fall asleep, heated pillion seat etc, seamless power two up, full tank and pulling a trailer, effortlessly. They handle pretty good, easy to scrape the pegs, single sided swing arm etc. Crap fuel economy with that big 2 valve 1803 cc engine though, 25 L tank, reverse is really nice especially when you are about 1350 lbs with full tank and a passenger, never mind the trailer too. The best wind protection and heated grips, seats, legs too, I have the comfort package. The BMW is very comfy, upright, decent power, handles great with the low center of gravity of the opposed twin, doesn't feel as top heavy as you read about, still far better than the ST1300. Not as good wind protection as the others unless you spend some bucks on after market fairings and windscreen bits. That's all the personal experience I have, hope that helps, throw your leg over a bunch and get your wife on the back and have fun