The lack of hard bags isn't a big deal to me on this bike since I have other bikes set up for travel, etc..
My intended use for the bike would be day rides and the occasional hotel stay overnighter so a tank or tail bag should suffice.
One thing I like about the way Kawasaki does thing is all the electronic gizmos like launch control and quick shifter with auto blip are included in the MSRP instead of being add ons like the European brands are so fond of doing.