I rode a demo Tiger last year at Manayunk Triumph. I'm 6'-3", so the height was just perfect for me. Speedy is a bit small for me, but I just plain love the bike and will probably keep it forever. I would like to add another bike for longer trips/touring. The Tiger was a lot of fun to ride and seemed like it would be very comfortable over a really long trip. On the same day I rode the Tiger, I took a ride on my buddy's BMW GS 1200. My impression was that either would be fine, but the GS is about $5k more just to get shaft drive, a gear indicator and a fuel guage. The powerband on the GS is a little quirky, but that is typical for BMW. I'm probably leaning more towards a sport tourer: MotoGuzzi Norge, FJR, ST1300 or Kawi Concours. All I have to do is figure out how to pay for one...
