Got some good miles in on the 13 NTX this weekend.

[andrewdonald1]

did an nice 175 mile day on Sunday - excellent long sweeping roads with excellent pavement.
yesterday did 375 miles, mixture of paved and gravel fire roads and interstate.

Gravel fire roads were about 25 miles of ok but some rough patches.

So overall:

Great!  She's the truck of motorcycles.  Did all well for what I intend to use it for.
The K60 tires were great on the gravel, and perfectly fine for sprinting at the 45 - 85'ish mph range.
I think if you've only got room or desire for 1 motorcycle in your life.. she's hard to beat.  
Soul (visceral feel), flexibility in use, entertaining, comfy (other than the stock seat), decent gas mileage (computer average 43.5 MPG), good looks, Italian flair, dual personality to the motor (thumpy vibe down low with soul and top end like a sporty bike), looks better dirty rather than clean (low washing factor for us lazy or time constrained folks).
 
She's a winner overall in my books.. she is the truck of motorcycles..

That's my 20,000 foot level review.  

[canuguzzi]

Isn't it great when you take a weekend and just have a good ride? Like a date with a woman and you want another.

[MotoG5]

did an nice 175 mile day on Sunday - excellent long sweeping roads with excellent pavement.
yesterday did 375 miles, mixture of paved and gravel fire roads and interstate.

Gravel fire roads were about 25 miles of ok but some rough patches.

So overall:

Great!  She's the truck of motorcycles.  Did all well for what I intend to use it for.
The K60 tires were great on the gravel, and perfectly fine for sprinting at the 45 - 85'ish mph range.
I think if you've only got room or desire for 1 motorcycle in your life.. she's hard to beat.  
Soul (visceral feel), flexibility in use, entertaining, comfy (other than the stock seat), decent gas mileage (computer average 43.5 MPG), good looks, Italian flair, dual personality to the motor (thumpy vibe down low with soul and top end like a sporty bike), looks better dirty rather than clean (low washing factor for us lazy or time constrained folks).
 
She's a winner overall in my books.. she is the truck of motorcycles..

That's my 20,000 foot level review.  

Sold my V11S and Cal III three years ago and bought the NTX. Wanted a "do it all" bike going into retirement so that I didn't have several bikes to maintain. The Stelvio has filled the bill for the last three years with out fail. I really don't care what others think of it or what they ride. If it works for them fine. I my case I made the right move for an all round Guzzi.
Looking forward to another summer on it. And its really nice not to have to wash and polish all the time. ;D

[andrewdonald1]

Isn't it great when you take a weekend and just have a good ride? Like a date with a woman and you want another.

You know its funny you say that.  I am 45, in the peak of my career and time is a luxury that I struggle to have.
It seems most weekends are a "sneak a 2 or 4 hour ride in where I can", and that's if I can work my magic to get the other life's demands taken care of.

It really is nice to get out.  I wish I had done an over nighter out of it, but that doesn't seem so far to be manifesting.

I do know that when I don't get my riding in.. I get cranky.. so I am grateful for it.

This is my first real summer with the NTX (I purchased slightly used last September) so I am looking forward to seeing "where this goes" just like a woman in my younger days.

Like a lot of us here, I've had a lot of bikes.. frankly I don't want to invest the cash, time etc in more than 1 or maximum 2 bikes..
So far other than my dream of doing a little single track like when I was a kid.. the NTX seems to be doing it all.
BTW I am thinking of a little TW200 (13 HP balloon tire bike that's been around forever) for the single track.. something that people will laugh with and/or at me as I putt along without a care thru the woods... remember those days?

And that's really why I just did a 20,000 foot level comment.  We are all experienced to know here that we don't have to play the advertising game about who's got the least weight, most HP etc.
That's just a recipe for suffering as next year its something else.

I just want to have the short moments of pleasure riding, with hopefully something that's not to demanding to keep and something that puts a smile on my face.
The NTX seems to be it.  

[andrewdonald1]

Sold my V11S and Cal III three years ago and bought the NTX. Wanted a "do it all" bike going into retirement so that I didn't have several bikes to maintain. The Stelvio has filled the bill for the last three years with out fail. I really don't care what others think of it or what they ride. If it works for them fine. I my case I made the right move for an all round Guzzi.
Looking forward to another summer on it. And its really nice not to have to wash and polish all the time. ;D

Awesome.  It seems to be working well for you - congrats. 
For me so far.. she's a winner.