my wife tells me all the time "you need to go ride" or "ill be fine, just go" and doesnt get mad when i actually go riding. last summer i was thinking about selling the monster to get another bike and she said to me "dont sell the monster, just buy another one" now i currently have 3 bikes. the last one i bought so i could teach her to ride because she wants to start riding now.
My wife used to tell me to "go play video games" when I was showing signs of needing to blow off some steam. Just like your wife, she was completely cool with me having my own stuff to do. Since I got into riding, she has told me to go ride several times and doesn't get offended that I go. The bike we bought last weekend was one that we did without selling the little bike and then she drops that she might sign up for the MSF course and learn to ride it. I think that it is the beauty of the S2R that is changing her mind, she knows she would look amazing in full gear.
I'm sure a bike with a little more zing would do us right. Hmmm, I might have to use that one.....
I would go with that one, it just might do the trick!