It was time for Bernadette to go to another owner

I truly struggled with this decision but Bernadette had close to 19,000 miles and was going to need maintenance and I was worried about her reliability on long rides- though she was always flawless on each of her adventures- I knew one day she would not be. So here she is before I traded her in:

I looked high and low and did tons of research and finally decided upon a 2018 Suzuki SV650.

After 4 hours and with zero miles on the odometer I left the dealership. Here is my newest acquisition which I have named Raquel (thanks for the assistance on that name Rick):

Hopefully when Dash finds his way home he will love her as much as he did Bernadette. I think they could make a very handsome couple.