Well as promised, here she is:
The bike came in Wednesday afternoon and I have already put 100 miles on. I changed the motor oil and shaft drive oil already as part of the break in and I am glad I did. I got a glitter show from both the motor oil and the shaft oil was even worse. Dark, bubbly gear oil came out loaded with shavings and smelling really bad. I will do another oil change at 500 miles then again at 2,000 miles and will start a more normal maintenance routine then.
Here are my initial impressions; overall, I am very happy with my purchase! The machine is very easy to ride and comfortable yet the performance is outstanding. The engine and transmission work excellently together and I really have no complaints. The power is awesome, with very smooth, controllable acceleration from 2,000 to 4,000 rpm. After 4,000 rpm, the machine really starts to move and there is some whiskey throttle if you aren't ready! The engine sounds great, engine braking is smooth and easy to use, the clutch is very easy to manipulate and the shifts are already very smooth. The suspension feels great with a good combination of spring tension and dampening for a very controlled ride with good traction on all road surfaces. The factory suspensions setting were a little hard for me so I backed off the spring pre-load and dampening one click front and rear and now she rides smooth and I am impressed! The ergonomics are great also and with the seat in the higher setting, I feel right at home coming from my KLR. The stock windshield is nice and pushes the wind just to the top inch of my helmet in the all the way up position. If I want to be totally out of the wind, I very slight slouch does it. I have already completed a 20 mile trip 2 up and the wife likes it too! Her seat is pretty good and she likes the positioning but she really misses having a top box to lean back on. I will get to that soon enough. My only minor gripe if I had one would be the location of the handlebars. They feel just a touch low and a little too far forward for my likes. I set of 1 inch rox bar back risers should fix this right up but I am not sure if that will work on this bike. The handlebar clamps are set at a 45 degree angle to the bars rather than just clamping straight across, so I am not sure.
That being said, I am very happy! I am feeling absolutely no buyer remorse and I am glad I got this instead of my other choices. Post up with questions or insight!