Totally Agree Don. After my accident went from RSV that I Loved to a Harley Heritage,105th anniversary which was great but was not as smooth as RSV. I sat on, test rode Star Venture, but too heavy for me at that time. Felt like Yamaha was just trying to hard to compete with American Bikes and missed the point of Loyal Yamaha Riders that loved their Smooth, Liquid Cooled bikes.
Now Riding a Harley trike that has Liquid cooled heads, go figure. But do not see Mother Yamaha coming out with another touring bike unless they compete with a V-max engine and whole new frame. Will always love my Yamaha bikes, but...