From everything I've read they are very capable, very forgiving bikes, and much better suited to my preferred roads and AO.

That diesel would be nice. The military variant will carry you almost 400 miles on one tank of gas, at least iirc. Way, way better than the 110 miles my 400 cc Honda CM carries me now.

There's something to be said for a good 4x4 too, EB. Especially when you factor in dependents.