I thought the base price for a GW was around 10K more than that.
I like the red one. Seriously, there are some very nice style features on the GW. I just cannot get over the visual of the enormous gas tank on the ST.
I differ ... sounds odd, but i like the large tank, for the range ... the ergos of it does not bother me.
My take ...
* it's easy to lift the new GW from the side stand
* the top case is too small
* the panniers are too small
* for me, all the "dashboard stuff" is too much visual noise
* the tiny buttons to open the cases are prone to break
I like
* the longer wheelbase
* i want DCT
* the nimbleness of it overall.
I consider this to be the ST1800. I have STs and a GW ... if i were to sell both, this would replace each of them - it's the best compromise for each bike.