I recently had a chance to rent a Honda Goldwing in Las Vegas. While not a beginner bike, I found the big Honda to be fun and easy to ride. I'd never ridden a bike with a windscreen, it was a revelation. Riding around the mountains surrounding Vegas with a windscreen and a radio made up for all the losing we did at the casinos.
I originally reserved a Honda ST1300 but they didn't have one available, so we went with the Goldwing. V6 engine, shaft drive. Not terribly fast, but smooth and very comfortable. I liked having so much luggage space to put all our stuff in.
