I appreciate all the feedback, better to look stupid here than buy the wrong bike.
JimmyK- I hadn't seen that color before, I like it a lot. I'll try to 'splain my thinking here. It started out innocent enough with me wanting a fat boy or heritage classic to ease back into bikes after 8-10 years without one....mostly expecting to ride with buddies with an occasional short trip with my wife. Figured after a while...probably a few seasons.... I could see taking longer trips 2-up. I figured I should buy what I liked and if I found my wife was more into it than I expect, then I could always trade up to a bagger. If she didn't, then as far as i am concerned the softail would be comfy enough for just me even on a longish trip. So far, so good.
My problem started when I had about 10 people in a row, after hearing my plan, told me to skip the first step and go right to something from the touring family. Frankly, the RKC was the only one i considered very good looking...so I guess I settled in on it and was dreaming I guess that it could be made to look more like a bar-hopper and satisfy that craving.
So now i'm thinking...screw it...get the fat boy...get a decent tour seat....some pipes that sit lower and allow for some decent size detachable bags...a detachable windshield.....and deal with whatever comes down the road when it comes??????????
I have ridden the newer 88B softails (alone only) and I thought they rode pretty nice...my wife and I together don't weigh 310 pounds....will I really be that dissapointed in it's comfort on a 250 mile trip?