My wife would not get on my bike to ride with me. Tried for many, many years... Then one day out of the blue she signs up for the MSF class at the local HD dealer and buys a Harley... This was when all I had was a Yamaha Roadstar...
Well, she bought the bike on looks alone, and even after renting one for a day she went with the Sportster...after she got it she realized it was not for her. Hands would feel numb, the ride was harsh specially over bridge joints...etc. Anyway, last year I go to check out the bikes to move to my first HD and she starts talking to a few ladies that ride. They tell her about the Softail Deluxe and how wonderful it is, she sees one in her favorite color and buys it... Needless to say, I was not going to let her buy another HD before I got mine... So we got our bikes the same day.
She went from this:
To this: