I flew to get my surprise so I was pretty much buying it no matter what. No test ride, hell I've never even sat on one (sat on a 650r). Just went by reviews and mordeth13 vids (ya, I know he has a 650r & not er6n). I knew the 650r was a good bike, but didn't know how different the ER-6N was. Hell rode it almost 500 miles before reaching home so I'm stuck with her if I like her or not. LOL