[Chocaholic]

All good thoughts. She doesn't want her own bike and admittedly, I don't want her to have one. She's not an attentive driver and doesn't have passion for sitting up front. But she really does want to ride with me...it's not a forced issue at all.

Bob...I suspect you're spot-on. At 50, I think she's to the point where being comfortable is important. Can't blame her.

POP, would love a K16 but not willing to spend that much for a bike that may see 2000 miles a year. I have two kids in college.

I've never ridden a Goldwing, LT, or E-glide (although I owned and liked my RK) and suspect such a behemoth would never be my choice for solo riding. I have to disagree POP regarding HD. Have owned several and they've all been reliable, comfortable and easy to sell without taking a bath...that's important. I abhor the "lifestyle" so that's not part of the equation. No final drive to maintain, bonehead simple to work on and parts are cheap and readily available.

I much prefer the BMW's I've owned over the years but cost of ownership and resale value are serious considerations now that I'm writing big checks to GT and UGA every semester.