Okay. So I am taking advise.
To keep SWAMBO happy, I need to get that pillion friendly bike.
So my options in the "budget" segment right now seems to be:
Transalp XL700V, 2008, 12000km, R54000
DL1000, 2004, 35000km, R47500
Varadero, 2006, 34300km, R55000
My head is leaning towards the XL...