2012. I wasn't thrilled about buying the first model year, but they haven't made any changes in three years, so it must not have any catastrophic flaws, right? Riding in full gear makes me sweat like nothing else, but I got to do a bit of evening riding last night when it cooled down a bit, and it was a blast to scoot around town on. Ya'll can joke about scooters, but everyone knows they're more fun, haha. The frunk is awesome for cargo. I haven't done a morning commute yet, but soon I'll start to use it regularly for that. I also need to go sign up for the NC700 forums, although if I use that one as much as I used the YZF600 forum, there's no point