He has lots of bikes but most of them are "special" (no offense Pete) ... he needs at least one bike that'll let him ride more than 75km without setting him on fire or dumping oil on the neighbor's chickens.
How many km of riding have your bikes actually given you, Pete? Last time I recall you writing anything it was about 500? But that was a while ago... have you crossed 2000?
BTW: The Vulcan 500 will be a sweet ride. Very easy to work on...and you probably won't have to do much work on it.

Ride it like you think owning it matters.