I've come to my senses !
No change of bike this year (nothing wrong with the one I have).
I guess the 1050 will have settled itself on the market by next year. And I believe as paulja says, that the price point they've aimed at is more a wish than a realistic one.
The fun (and good part) in all this is that it opened my eyes on the V-Strom (it was the 1050XT that caught my eye) as I've read up all I could find on the 1000XT. It's almost unbelievable how much motorcycle you get for the money
I do think some vinyl wrapping is needed to pimp it up some ...
The V-Strom, will be my first Suzuki
Cheers,
Peter