Once again, thanks for that input. Oh, and I have found several posts using the search engine - great advice there. I sure do love the Multi in Black, by the way .

Thank you for the quick response. Nice to hear from someone who has ridden both.

(Sorry about posting in the general forum - I wasn't sure where this should go. Thanks for moving it.)

Hello all, I am a first time visitor to the site.

I am looking for a sport touring bike, and seriously considering the Multi and the ST3. 70% of my riding will be solo, around town stuff. The other 30% will be 2-up with my wife for 1/2 day to all day rides through the mountains here in East TN ...