My neighbor picked up a used LT for about 18 and some change, less than 2k on the bike. He loves it and it blows away all the other cruisers we ride with - stereo blasting all the way! One of the major cycle mags just did a shoot out with the LT, GW and Ultra Classis. They said riding the Ultra for 10 minutes in the rain, they got wetter (is that a word!) than 10 hours on the LT or GW.
Liz and I sat on a Gold Wing a few months ago, very tempting!
I saw a mock up for the Rocket in sport-touring guise, very LT like - I keep hoping they'll produce by the time I'm ready for a "geezer mobile"! <g>