I owned a Honda VTX 1300 for two years. Just last week I traded it in on a Kawasaki Vulcan Nomad 1600. I put 14000 miles on the Honda and I believe that we will put alot more on the Kawasaki. It is beautiful, easy to ride, handles great and so far, I am very impressed. The 1300 had the power when I needed it but it seems the Vulcan is so much easier to handle and I can certainly feel the extra cc´s. Anyway, just a thought.