Just a quick update after a day out on the road with the new bike.Three of us did our annual rectification ride today. Christchurch - Hokitika and back.We swapped between the bikes, a DOHC twin seat 1200RT, a single seat DOHC 1200RT, and the new Honda ST1300.The brakes on the Honda are to die for. That's the best I can say for it. Everything else is functional, but it lacks for character. Big style.All three of us, with decades of road riding, agree that the RT is the best of the two.I have always thought it was a bias of mine, but maybe not.Donuts