The solid rear panel on the Sports restricts access to the tank and accessories.
A rack and spare can be fitted but the spare goes on the rack, which on a touring holiday means one or the other.
I'm an easy up hood fan for two reasons. Hood down it makes a bit more storage space behind the seats. Whereas when the trad hood is down you have to store it somewhere. If it happens to be wet, you'll need a bin liner.
