So I'm in the market for a sport touring bike that is on the faaaaar side of sport rather than touring. A couple years ago I'd routinely do 500 miles on a GSXR1k without issue. The problem with that now is the wife hates being on the back of a sport bike. Since she only rides with me once a month or so I'm looking for something that won't sacrifice too much "sport" but will be more comfortable for her. I've kind of narrowed it down to the '09 BMW K1300GT and the '10 VFR1200F. Any opinions? It looks like I'll be paying around 15k for the Beemer where I can get the VFR brand new for 10k. What say you? I'm new to the area and have no idea where to go to see if I could like up any test rides also. Majority of the riding I'll be doing will be long days around the mountains and hopefully a half a dozen or so 3 day trips to the desert, etc. A hard luggage option is a must also.

-Nick