Guzzis are definitely worth a look. Yes they're italian, but they seem to be sorting the reliability [which was mostly erectrix anyway] out now.
Mate's got an old 850 T3 California which he's pushing 150,000 miles on now. Aside from the odd pair of barrels and pistons and I think 2 UJ's only recently, nothing mechanical's ever gone wrong with it. Says he'll let me have a go on it once I'm fully comp on my GPz900.
And get the Ahamay! You know you want to! Sod what the missus says. She's already got a bike so can't say sh*t.