cr0ft
Living Legend
I think this discussion brings out a basic divergence in rider types. Do you view motorcycling as a sport, a lifestyle, or way of commuting/touring? I've always been much more concerned with chicken strips than I have with accessories. I tend to view straight roads as an evil thing needed to connect curves. The only thing I've ever mounted on my handlebars was a radar detector. Oh, and occasionally a GPS.
I dunno, I use my bike for the twisties. And commuting. And long tours. With or without windshield, depending on what the weather is like and how far I'm going. With or without phone mount and cup holder, again depending on what I'm up to.
The Touring can do it all for me. Sure, I could ride extremely illegally fast with a supersport in the twisties department, but riding that fast on public roads is pretty foolish - and then I'd be uncomfortable and unhappy when I'm not going much too fast. When you push the limits, sometimes they push back, and if they push back on a track at least you have runoff zones. When they push back on public roads, you probably die, or worse, kill somebody (and die).