Which bike to rent

[UFO]

Sayyyyyy you're going on an exotic vacation, and sayyyyyy you want to rent a bike for the day to go poke around the area (with passenger).  Which bike would you choose from the list above?

[ConPilot1]

Sounds like you're a man with a secret plan.

[greench440]

The R bike is supremely comfortable for passengers.

[Orson]

The only one I have experience with is the RT1150 and, I wuz mightily impressed with how much fun it wuz in the twisty bits.

The luggage and heated grips were a bonus

[Playinthestreet]

Boxer...

[98stage2]

I second the boxer  

[Yankee Dog]

There is not a huge amount if difference between your choices. So unless I wanted to try one out in preperation for a future buy, I would just go with the cheapest one.

Yankee Dog

[Papa Lazarou]

None of the above

[sleazy rider]

I'd do the RT if it was two up.  GT if solo.

[topsy_t]

Since I have a C14, I'd try one of the other two.

[McHack]

I briefly demo'd an RT,  I liked it & all,  but cant really compare it to the other 2...  

Given some of the responses, I'm curious...  is the back seat on the GT,  THAT uncomfortable?

[Yankee Dog]

after thinking about it and since you are riding two up, the most important thing is which bike comes with a topbox/back rest for the passenger. Not having one takes a lot of the fun out. You can never give the bike any gas without first worring about have to buy the t-shirt.

[vaio]

RT gets my vote.

[Chappy8]

Depends on where I was going.  I'd go w/ the RT if I was 2 up.  If alone then by all means the K

[TriumphTiger1050]

Whichever it is...............make sure it is insured for a small fee and then watch the Seinfeld episode where he rented a car once and got the optional insurance so he could tear the car up!  

[arr2]

K bike definitely. I have rode both and the Boxer is a turd compared to the GT.
Don't get me wrong, the RT is a nice bike and I could live with one. But, this is a rental and the GT is FAST and smooth.
I haven't rode the Kawie, so I can't comment. I wanted to rent one, but the place had rented the only one they had and I rented a FJR instead.

[UFO]

Shit, the rental place only has Harleys.  Nope, we're not wrestling around an 800 lb barges.   I guess we'll scoot around on Piaggios instead.

 

[Orson]

Nope, we're not wrestling around an 800 lb barges.

I test rode a Harley back in the late 1980s and its handling didn't suck completely.

If your speeds are gonna be kept down by narrow roads, the difference between a Harley and a moped might be a coin toss  

[bomber]

if a vacation is a chance to go places that are new to you, and have experiences you've not had before, renting a Harley might be exactly the right thing to do ;-}

[Orson]

another thing to consider...

the relatively low speeds on narrow roads combined with high temperatures can make riding behind a fairing uncomfortably warm.