Take heart Norm. It took a full six months in the doghouse for my wife to get over it when I bought the Fizzer. Two years to get her on the back of it. If I ever get and FZ1, it'll probably be red for the sole reason that she'd never even notice the change. The seat seems different? Oh, yeah, that's just a mod.
As far as the expense goes, someone else commented about having "the best of something". I've been a car guy all my life. I lust after Porsches, Ferraris, Vipers, Vettes, Audi S5, even Nissan Zs! All but the Z are pretty much permanently out of my price range. But bikes? Dude, you got one of the best bikes out there and it cost ya 4 grand. Try that in the car world! I'm savin' my pennies to join you.