Oh, I don't mind a GL1000 being naked. After all, it's what Honda originally planned for the bike, a naked sportster. It was probably the Vetter being fitted by Craig and others that popularised it more than Honda ever dreamed of.
Big faired tourers had arrived with that bike and the Vetter. Previous big faired tourers were ugly, unwieldy, troublesome beasts, from what I recall of them, and hardly any were capable of continent crossing without some serious maintenance.
The GL1000 really suited its new clothes anyway, so I can accept it either way.
Unfortunately, the days of being able to pick up a cheap early Goldie are long past, at least over here.