OK we pulled the trigger yesterday! Got the Mrs. an 883C, 2004. It was still at the Triumph dealer with 3,700 miles, new battery, locking leather covered hard bags, wind shield, and sissy bar. It's red and silver. She'll take the rider safety class as soon as she can. If she isn't comfortable with it after trying it out we'd sell it and only be out a couple hundred $$. Thanks for everyone's input!
Now I need to trick it out a little bit. Does anyone have a parts catalog from 2004? I'm looking for SE slip ons, street performance, slash down. I've got the part number for the 07 or newer is there a reason those won't work? The left side is pretty ugly with all of the plain aluminum. We'll be adding chrome primary and derby covers there. Oh yeah, and a chrome engine guard for safety. She's a peach. I drove it around the parking lot. It was real nimble and seemed to steer itself.