What do they look like

Welcome to the board.
I can say you are right that the CTX1300 is a new class in between with the best of both tourer and cruiser. The sitting position is very similar to the Road King and the seat is very low with what seems like an even lower center of gravity. This makes it very easy to manage going slow and in tight situations, yet it's very much at home on the highway going much faster. It has a very strong pulling power, and is very smooth at all speeds. I've only had mine 9 days now and after riding it home from the dealer about 150 miles have been riding it to work every weekday and have gone on a few errands on the weekend. Add the back rest with luggage rack and you have very nice touring bike. The seat, as many have said here, is possibly the most comfortable from the factory. The CTX1300 is bigger than the CTX700. It has a more upright standard sitting position than the 700 also. The CTX1300 is smaller than the Goldwing, and lighter too. The seating position is very similar to the Goldwing with the feet just slightly ahead of the GW. As you can see in my signature I used to own a GW and since selling it because of it's weight I've been looking for a bike just like it... but lighter and easier to manage in tight spots. This is it

Situated right in between them ..... Sounds like it could be for me power wise its a 1300 it should be sufficient , , nothing can compare too the rocket , but what its got very very rarely gets used with me , Its ok having insane power but unless you have insane skills to match you cannot use it , ,

My other bike a v strom 650 has enough power for me , but its not comfortable for distance and not enough power for 2 up , fully loaded wife on the back and you have to very quickly hit speeds of 130 klm to obvertake a juggernaut or two , Naaw its not up to it .

The rocket is , but than when you , hit the town looking for motels , and chucking u turns in narrow streets , stopping cos your lost turning round , all the stuff that gives you the ****s , , fully loaded wife on the back altogether 400 kilo of bike , 30 kilo of luggage , 80 kilo of wife , and 110 kilo of myself , then you relize your on a heavy machine . .

I've got a feeling Honda have made this machine just for me .

Can't find any of them together (other than the head-on shot in the CTX1300 promo video) so here they are separately. The f6b photo is just a little smaller than the other two.

Only 2 pics on mine , But i have found a dealer who has one , only problem is he's 600 miles away , and does'nt have a demo , i'll wait until they have a demo then take a ride over
I'll just be paitent , like the wife says , youv'e got 2 good bikes whats the rush , Funny enough though , if i'm honest there is or should'nt be any rush , my excuse for selling the rocket and buying one is because its too big and to hard to handle , But its only 2 up fully loaded i find it an handful , just 2 up its ok , on my own i can throw it around just has easy has any bike i've owned , and in fact easier than most , after all i've had it 5 years and 50 odd thousand miles ,on this bike

But the truth of the matter when i think about it is , I know she will not go on the v strom she hates it says its uncomfortable , but that don't matter i use it for the twisty stuff , and dirt roads, its purely my play thing , i love hooning around the hills near me and exploring the hundreds of dirt roads and tracks , within 100 klm of me .

She loves the rocket , and hates sports tourer type bikes , its only cruisers she will go on , so in changing i'm hoping , in fact i'm knowing that it will be the end of her riding days , has much has i love taking her out on the bike, and we have had some great trips , last year , on a big trip , i came around a bend to see my mate and his wife on the floor , in the rain , slippy roads , bit of deisel , he did'nt see, and presto up the road they slid , It shook everyone up , but i could'nt help but think , if that was me , my missis is older and i doubt she would slide has well, at her age now ,has she would off when younger ,

Sort of made me think i don't want her on the back any more , bit selfish i know , but i also think its the excuse she's looking for to not come anymore , i think deep down she herself believes at 65 she's probably a bit too old ,

what makes me think this , easy she keeps saying if you want a nnew bike get one , but then adds , but don't expect me to go on it . And since i'm now retired i think a new tourer , thats comfortable , to just take off and do a few days here and there when i feel like it , is just what i need