FJR's and ST's are always held up for comparison in mags and elsewhere, so we're conditioned to see each other as the competition. I think the reason the ST is heavily bashed on this site is that in general the type of person that prefers the FJR for it's sportiness and style sees the ST as a fat fugly scooterish thing and we can't understand why anyone would want to ride it... therefore there must be something wrong with them. Those of you who bought the FJR as primarily a tourer and the other aspects are only secondary (or even rarely used) are more likely to see the ST as acceptable or even (gag!) equal.