I tend to agree, we are a jump on the wagon for all the new goodies bunch of folks. Be it phones, bikes, or what ever.
There will always be something new and improved.... I really don't understand anyone that is a current owner trading up just for a color or cruise?
But what ever gets your motor running is fine with me.
Having done both I would rather spend a weekend installing cruise, or tearing a bike down and getting it painted a color I really wanted with GOOD paint rather than settling for a bone stock color Honda thinks will sell. But that's me. I do understand some would rather not touch a bike but would rather ride it, and I guess that's why they sell the new goodies?