I Agree 100%, a lot bigger and uglier than expected.
Yah, shame that all the companies are gravitating towards ADV look/ergonomics versus a sport biased touring bike. I know that's where the market is right now, but damn I want some variety in the comfy sport market. Right now it's basically the Ninja 1000, new/old VFR (mostly unchanged since '02), then the land yachts people use for touring, Busa/ZX14/K1300S.
That's pretty much it off the top of my head, while most bike companies have at least one or more ADV style bikes. Yamaha alone has the above mentioned FJ09 and Super Tenere
Reminds me of wagons vs SUV's in the car market.