wow we went from admiring the demonstration bike to...i don't even know what. If I was a larger man I would be riding a 08 R3t I found last summer for a really good price but my a s s don't reach 1/2 way back the stock seat so I ride a standard with leather bags, roadster screen, rivco floorboards, and I managed a 1200 mile strait in less than 20 hrs last june. I think turning that castrol rocket into a mile eater would defeat the purpose tho'.
I bring a helmet for the states that require 1 but usually end up leaving it on, the lack of fatigue it provides and being able to put in earbuds and jam are necessary for me to go that long without rest.