Yep, I highly reccomend it, I had ridden bikes for years off road before I took it and i still learned a shitload from it I never knew. Plus I got to use their S40 to get my license, unlimited cc no restrictions in NB and got a huge discount on insurance, still bought a 450 for my first season, now I am ripping the GL all around and love it. But still like the 450. If i could just take one of those CBR125's and double the displacement, I would own one. It would be enough bike and as long as I could maintain the 130 KPH needed on the Highways It would be enough, but after researching them, It won't pull those speeds with a 6' 200 lb rider. at least not up hills. I bet your wife will have no trouble with it though.