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I understand the logic. Not sure why the BM's give off that less exciting vibe. Aside from the soon approaching vintage Boxer I've been riding for 15 years the 1150RS which I only had for a while was awesome.
The modern bike had some low speed fuelling issues which they fixed in the 1200 series but the engine was so efficient, hard to describe but it had a really deadpan delivery of so much power. The vintage style is much more like a musical instrument. The modern style hides the power but delivers in spades. I was so used to the R80 I would hit the limiter in most gears when I first rode the 1150.
I've been following the prices of the F800gs for a long time, I wouldn't have picked it for a European adventure though. It's a big single so clearly more low torque but probably a bit strained on a motorway all day. Great town bike though.
Silver wing, of course I should have said pan European or ST1300. Not sure why I always call them the silver wing, basically next step down from the gold wing which is also an awesome bike if you want to go a long way.
Maybe you're a bit younger than me, adventure bikes were for the Dakar rally when I was getting into bikes. Yamaha FS1e was the dream bike when I started!
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This all started at the BMW F800, I like German stuff generally and have a weird obsession with their cars that have boxers, I may yet go full circle but this morning a quirky Italian twin or Brit triple feels like it might be more interesting.