I see where you're coming from, but don't agree with the conclusion.
I generally don't do the kind of riding that narrow category bikes are designed for, so don't really see having a garage full of them. I love the look and performance of sportbikes, but they get uncomfortable for me after 50 miles and I don't have a lot of use for short ride bikes. I sometimes dream of having every generation of Ducati sportbike, but the truth is I would have little use for them other than as collector items and eye candy.
I don't do long runs on the slab, don't ride two up and touring bikes feel fat and heavy everywhere else, so they are also of little to no use for me. Some cruisers are pretty, but I have yet to find a time when I would actually want to ride one. It's been years since I rode a dirt bike and where I live now would require a couple of hours of trailering a bike, so I don't see me getting back into semi-serious off-road riding or even true dual-purpose riding.
The type of riding I do falls into three buckets: Shorter semi-sporty rides of ~100 miles; single day sporting rides of 150-350 miles and multi day rides of railing through the twisties at ~330 miles per day. Basically, I want bikes that are good at those things. For me, that basically means road-oriented ADVs or sport standards/naked. I call it the "practical sportbike" spectrum. I just don't have much interest outside of that spectrum for the riding I do. Therefore, to get variety, I will need different powerplants with different feel and different looks. A Multistrada - Tuono combo seems to me to be perfect for that. The Multistrada with its increased comfort, panniers and better fuel range will handle all of the multi day rides. The rest will be split between the two. The feel of a big twin is very different from that of a V4 1100, so I will definitely get some variety there. The bikes have different aesthetics as well.
The potential fly in the ointment for me is going to be the comfort of the Tuono. It's been 4-5 years since I've ridden a Tuono V4 1100. I haven't gotten any younger since then. At that time, the Tuono was marginally comfortable enough for a single all day ride. The 2021 Tuono, especially the base model has supposedly revised ergos (tank shape, bars, rear subframe and seat). It also has a slightly higher ride height, so that may ease the use of lower pegs as well. If it all works, it is highly likely I will buy a Tuono. If the Tuono ends up being as bad a sportbike and my knees are aching after 50 miles, then I will have to look at plan B. I do plan to ride the Multi V4 and SD GT (when the revised version comes out). They are potential plan Bs or if one of those blows me away, I would sell my current Multi, but one of those and just have one bike. Two Multis would look too similar and just be weird. I've thought about a SD R as a second bike, but that would be two big twins and not enough variety that way.
One bonus with the Tuono is that keeping my Multi and buying a Tuono will actually be a little cheaper than selling my Multi and getting a well equipped V4 Multi. I'll have extra cash in my pocket and look at how pretty she is!
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Well I made the mistake of going from two bikes to none. Lesson learned- always keep one until the next is in hand. I thought when I sold the second bike in December 2020, I would have the next one by now. Really have just recently had some decent riding days. So I was fine with April and that became June. So hopefully that is still the schedule for my V4S. The reason I went with an adventure bike is to get one bike that can satisfy multiple riding needs. The one bike is more a matter of time than anything else. If you have any other interest or hobbies that cuts into riding time. And of course there is work. So it is a matter of cramming everything into the hours after work or the weekends. The standard/naked bike was something I had looked at also.
