A week ago, I sold my 2015 SR400 for an offer I couldn't refuse and put the money toward this brand new NX500. The weather has been very cooperative in my area and I've been able to get it through 300 miles commuting to work, and doing my best to do a proper break-in otherwise.
I put nearly 13k miles on my SR. It wasn't the fastest, but it got me to work for years reliaby and took me on some amazing multi-day road adventures. I'll certainly miss the charm of the 400 thumper and novelty of being kickstart only, but I think dailying an SR through even rain and freezing cold has earned me the smoothness of the NX (in comparison) and electric start.
This was the SR earlier this year.
Wow, I appreciate your informed response! I knew that going rackless would have its drawbacks, in particular, the confusion in mounting and nonspecific fitment. However, for the time being, it's kind of all my budget will allow for (at least with what limited searching I've done). Excursion - Sub $300 40+L (with the top dry bag) setup. I know buying dedicated mounting hardware alone can cost close to this amount. Eventually I'll get there with good quality hard cases, but my situation necessitates I use this as my primary vehicle at the moment, so I have to get something sooner.