I hear you, but she needs to 1) put a few more miles on the bike she just bought back in mid-August ('06 Kawi Ninja 500R), and wait until the 2nd production year of this bike. As terrific as it appears and for as much as I tend to be an early adopter of many new technologies (I'm not kidding when I say that I'd like one of these myself, well, either that or one of these: https://www.flytheroad.com/ ), I expect they'll have a few less-than-minor tweaks after a few hundred units get out on the road. Plus they haven't released a set of touring bags yet!
AND a mechanical reverse, AND (optional) a 5-speed electronic sequential transmission with a grip-mounted shifter mechanism similar to the FJR1300AE. As an aside, the Rotax 1 liter V-twin mill this bike is sporting looks almost identical to the Rotax (slightly larger bore) mill being stuffed into the new Buell 1125.
You know, that set a standard that most of us fellows will never be able to meet. Tell the hubby I'm gonna have to kick his *** for that.Just in case you need a reminder, this is how it's done;
