Sorry. It hung up on me.

If I HAD to ride every day, I would walk right into the Suzuki shop and slap the cash down on a DL1000 V-strom. I would have the cash left over for luggage, heated grips, exhaust, wind screen improvements and what ever else I wanted to make the bike "right."

However, I bought a Ducati Multistrada ...

I bought a Daytona 955i a few days ago. The power is a great treat, however, the multi is hands down more enjoyable for everything but WFO runs which is 5% of everyday street duty.
I don't have any "buyers remorse" but if I could keep one, it would be the Duc.

I bought a used '04 with 1500 miles and 34l hard bags for $9k even. I couldn't justify spending $3-4k in "toys" for a bike that was quoted $13,200 out the door. I figured my bike had 15 months left on the warranty and that was more than I was going to get from a lot of brands.

If it were me I would ...