Hi Diesel, It is chalk and cheese between the NT and the ST. Even the boss has changed her mind about it, the NT was always "your bike" and the ST is now "our bike".
The only draw back about the ST is the size of the panniers as she can still fit too much "craft" in them if we stumble across a market whilst we are out and about. I must remember to put the spare helmet in them before the next trip!
Cheers