It has 1100 miles on it, comes with the Versys hard saddlebags, the lower gel seat, and the windshield extender/adapter. Because of all these extras, they wouldn't list it less than the original MSRP of $6,900. Since it was ridden by one of the owners, it is still a demo bike and never been titled, hence the full warranty applies. And they would let me test ride it!!
They lowered the rear suspension a bit, and while I still toe the bike, I can shift one foot flat pretty easily. There is a potential to get a shorter spring/coil for it, or to lower the forks in front. But anyway, I signed for full, unmitigated responsibility for myself and said bike, and rode away . . .
It was wonderful. It was light, responsive, braked readily, accelerated happily. Took me a few minutes to settle into it, but then I realized that I didn't want to return it.
My husband has real concerns about the height, so if thicker-soled boots don't do the trick, I may look into the other options. But once I got the hang of it, it didn't seem like a big deal to me. I can even back it up while straddling it. In fact, I can imagine putting the suspension up a notch or two, eventually. Especially if there is a full load on the back.
They asked if I wanted to ride it home. But with 2 inches of ice on our street:shock:, we told them we'd wait. So they can do their final check stuff, and we can go clean out the garage.
Woo Hoo!
