I think we're saying the same thing. I will never go off-road as far as Chris. Nor, will I travel as far as Steve. I need a comfortable bike that's not "fragile". My daily commute roads suck. Skunkworks posted some pictures with dirt/gravel roads that were 10x smoother than my paved roads. My kid refuses to take his FJR down them. The FJR is a great bike, but high speed open roads are where it is at it's best. And, if you drop it. . . . it's not going to be pretty anymore.
I can only have one bike. So, I have to make sure it can do what I would need two bikes to do. The Tenere, literally, fits me. If I got onto Chris's Beta, it would look like a monkey humping a football. To
me, the Tenere feels light. I can flick it form side to side, and do bar lock turns. And, then get on the highway, and set the cruise.