That Bonnie on steroids look of the Storm, cruiser style cluster in the gas tank, and modern electronics really turned me on, I even bought the extended warranty for my bird but then I did the math and cost of ownership when i'm putting 12,000 miles on in a riding season I tried the R3 and it took a few weeks to but, Riding the R3 on the hwy (like a jag) ripping past the cagers trying to box me in then engine braking before rear ending the car in front for 100 miles of I 90 on a sunday afternoon coming back from wisconsin is more fun than sex at this stage of my life and there's not many bikes made that behave like the R3r on the hwy.
To TheRedBaron, The ridiculous handling of the Storm won't be matched by the R3x no matter what but, guys are managing the pogo effect by changing the shocks and the R3's intake howl is a much nicer sound than all the strange engine noises coming out of the P-17.