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Sounds like a BM of some sort is right for you - there's so many incarnations and plenty of what they were making 20 years ago because of build quality. Have always admired their willingness to experiment.
Skinny and Airhead have come up with some really good pointers too - you'll have a great time whatever, you can always change.
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I fear I've wasted everyone's time.
I had a go on a Triumph Tiger, KTM Adventure 990 and a Moto Guzzi Stelvio.
I didn't like any of them. :( I found them too upright and there wasn't not enough fairing for comfy motorway work in the cold. I didn't mind having 90-100bhp though, it's plenty for the sort of gentle riding I do. Basically I doubt I'd use the off-roadiness enough to justify the compromises.
So I'm thinking of a small sport tourer instead.
Current fave is the BMW F 800 GT / ST, mainly because belt drive is cool.