How many moved up/down or stayed the same

[James Ardrey]

My last bike was a 97 royalstar that I put 77000mi on. I bought an 03 Mdnt V and now have about 62000 mi on. It is a great touring bike in every way. My wife rides with me a great deal and we just couldn't get the RS comfortable enough. Even with Mustang seats it didn't compare with the RSMV with the corbin seats driver/passenger back rests. The full fairing and hard bags are a big plus also. When you add it all up re: cost,comfort, dependability, the RSV wins hands down especially riding 2 up. If a radio,cb,full fairing and communication system aren't important and are riding alone the RSTD is a wonderful cruiser/tourer. All of these points have already been made on this thread but I just wanted to add my opinion to the list.