I have a 700VA to pair with my 1300. Very nice bike, and very comfortable. Has a cheerful character to it, and handles quite well. Even though it's not particularly light, it feels it compared to an ST. I find the wind management to be phenomenal on the deauville.
The 500 and 650 have a big following in the custom bike worldI always really wanted a gl650 with the full bags and the sideways high rpm vtwin. Monoshock too. Way ahead of it's time. If I remember correctly, they have a couple of reliability concerns that are very labor intensive to rectify, I think they call it the "triple bypass."