Just what does runner00 think he wants? Air-conditioning, cruise control, GPS navigation, tip-over prevention, lean-angle control, extra wheels for stability...oops, that's a car! There are motorcycles with attempts at "climate control", and with cruise control - just check out the GoldWing or the K1200LT, for a couple. Touring motorcycles have used a variety of rider oriented conveniences for quite a few years. I believe that all (or most) of the advancement in the past 40 years or so in the areas of frame technology, suspension technology, and even engine technology came about because of race-oriented development. Where else but racing can a new frame design or engine format be tested to its limits of performance and reliability, without elevating consumer costs to astronomical levels? Beyond the mechanical design development of motorcycles, what are we left with for "innovations designed to make motorcycling more enjoyable"? Application of technology for technologies sake doesn't necessarily make motorcycling more enjoyable. As an example, what if some imaginative engineer designed a gyroscopic ride control system for a motorcycle that allowed the operator (rider?) to sit in a reclining seat, steering the vehicle with a joystick, while the control system regulated lean angle in turns, controlled braking and speed by sensing the road conditions and surrounding traffic, and provided him with a visual display of a moving map, vehicle condition, etc. Would that be more enjoyable than balancing your own throttle against your lean angle, dialing in just the right amount of front and rear brake as you turn into a corner apex, then cranking on the throttle for an exhilarating exit? I doubt it. Safer, maybe, but not more enjoyable.