Thanks guys, good to hear it was entertaining...as that was kinda the point of the site.
@Stephen - IIRC you're a BMW guy aren't you... 
-Stoic Joker
Wait...wat...ew no!-Stephen66515
LOL Okay... Just checking

Years ago I worked on the big 4 from Japan at a motorcycle salvage/repair shop. They also did the Britts...and pretty much everything else except Harleys. I found back then that I really liked how both Honda and Kawasaki build their machines. Yamaha and Suzuki however both drove me nuts with some of their design choices that frequently left me wondering WTF
were they thinking when they cobbled this thing together??
The Britts were always fun to work on/ride because of the delightful - stick-to-the-basics - simplicity of their designs ... This also is/was/remains a big part of my attraction to Harley.
So at least we share some common ground in the Honda/Triumph arena.

But I have to stick with the Sport Touring class of bike, as - even being over 50 - the full on Sport bikes are just too much of a temptation for me to keep a Driver's License with.