new electric motorcycle by HONDA

[Water Warrior 2]

Eddie, the GZ has the stamina to go for hours at 60mph but it is very fatiguing for the rider. As Lynda found out, you have to always be thinking far up the road to anticipate any curve, slight uphill grade or a change in the wind direction. There is little extra power to compensate for certain factors. Having a handful of extra horsepower is worth the cost if you are planning a lot of touring. A 2 hour ride on the GZ is plenty doable but multiple 6 or 8 hour days are very tiring.
Most 500 - 800 engines will work well for touring and still be nimble enough for around town riding. 2 cylinder 500s will be smoother than a single 500. A 90 degree V-twin such as the Vstrom and it's 650 brothers are nearly perfectly balanced and quite powerful enough for almost any riding. But you are a bit short in the inseam for the Vstrom-sorry bout that. Still lots of smaller to mid size cruisers out there for us folks to drool over.