Bill, is this confirmed??
If so, why is RE building two different versions of the 500 motor? Granted, we're not the market of the EU to say nothing of India, but why won't we get the KS model?
My biggest bones of contention are the 18" rear wheel, the "roundness" of the UCE motor which, for me, is too far removed from tradition to be attractive, and the lack of KS. The motor you show seems to be far more of a traditional looking motor and KS, thereby removing two of the problems I have with the bike. In other words, if those were the models we could get here in the states, I could see myself with one in the future.