My primary dirt bike was a small Yamaha. It was great but I beat it up too much and it eventually decided to retire. My next was a dual purpose Kawasaki. I could not kill that bike no matter how much I tried...and I did try.
A couple decades later and I decide to get back into riding and researched and rode and researched and rode. I think I tried everything in the midsize range but a Victory. Unlike others that have more than one bike, I knew I would owning just one*.
Once I got past the "scooter is not a real motorcycle" mindset, the C650GT was ahead of every thing else I tried....for me. I have ridden with Harley guys and have never had some of the issues others have talked about. I fact, the only negative comment I ever had was from one of my daughters who said the 650GT was too big for me (I'm 6'2" and weigh 210 - me thinks she remembered my dirt bikes and maybe thought I would be trying to fly over moguls with my new toy).
And after 4300 miles no problems of any kind even though I have done a few semi-off road excursions that the bike is not designed for.
Anyhow, I have seen many justify their ownership of whatever bike they own by putting other bikes down. Not my style, but I will say I tried the others and am very satisfied with the Beemer. Even though it was more expensive than other options, I feel I got my money's worth.
*Since coming back to riding, I have enjoyed it so much I am going back to my BMW dealer and looking at adding an 800GS.