If we're talking bikes I could actually afford, before I bought my Speedy I was seriously considering a Moto Guzzi Jackal.
I actually found one, an '01 with 500 miles, for $5K.
It sold the day before I called.
The Trumpet must have been my destiny.

Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow The Hayabusa Killa 16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled Procom CDI "There is no cure for Celibacy. But we can treat the symptoms."