There are plenty of bikes in this category (Connie, KTM SDukeGT, Ducati MultiS, Guzzi VTV8, BMW GT/RT, GSX1250F...) and they are all great bikes. Ask an ST1300 or FJR rider about major repairs -- It's common to go 100,000KM+ without a repair, just routine maintenance. Ask riders of the other brands, you're likely to get at least one, probably more wallet breaking stories in the first 100K. Specific to Connies, I'm a fan. I rode one for a day and it was teriffic - I liked it more then my FJR. The owner sufferred from a lot of niggly issues that are familiar to Connie owners - condensation in headlights lenses and guages, starting issues, brake rotors, fuel tank corrosion, excessive front tire wear driveshaft... design and build quality stuff that keep it from being bulletproof.