This is the crux of my problem. I have an emotional attachment to the early s\ss range and saw the Paul Smart as a way to get around the reliability issues for using one regularly .. then they decided to limit the production and bump the price up.
I've always said that I don't want to have a bike and not ride it, thats what they are there for. I guess I'm going to find it hard to justify the Paul Smart unless I ride it regularly. I do like the Multistrada but I've already tried the 3 bikes scenario with the wife and 10 acres in the Gold Coast hinterland (QLD, Australia for those who aren't familiar) with her dream house sat right in the middle of it has a higher priority than a third bike, I think I'll concede on that one, at least until after the house is built
My heart says Paul Smart and just ride the bloody thing, my head says Multistrada.
I've got a while to ponder it anyway, but keep those opinions coming in.
TP