It really depends on what kind of riding you are planning on doing. Are you planning on long runs or just short runs? I'm 6' and 150 lb. and have been riding a Honda 97 Spirit since well May 8 1997 with my wife at a whole 100 pounds. This bike has 116,000 miles on it and the wife has at least 80,000 of those miles on the back seat. We haven't really done any real riding in the last 5 or 6 years or so because we've been everywhere within a 3 day riding range. I would say it is a smaller bike at 1100 cc but it works really well for us. I have been as far west as Colorado, twice, into Texas and many other states and with wife and I have been up into Maine, her longest trip. If you are going coast to coasts with your bride this bike would be too small. I could do it sole easily. I do have saddle bags and a "T" Bag which comes with a roll that straps one top. We can carry everything we need for a 2 week ride with one stop at the laundry mate.