Here is a write up I did on the forum for the new Yamaha R3 ABS that is the first bike for my wife. Buying it and getting it home ended up requiring some of the more epic riding I've had to do. I think it's a fun story, and I share it here just because it relates to how much easier the ride would have been on my Connie.
https://www.r3-forums.com/forum/801-new-rider-section/145641-epic-first-ride.html
https://www.r3-forums.com/forum/801-new-rider-section/145641-epic-first-ride.html