Keltyk, Thanks for your response to my post on the manual. I started to get concerned when the only thing I found available for the 2012 Xciting 500Ri was a Japanese version! Well, needless to say, I speak English and the unit was made in China and I am getting tired of all these different languages one has to get used to..Spanish, Japanese, Chinese...LOL. So, you mention electronic addition of this manual...is that a PDF file or??? Yes I would be interested but the next question would be is there any difference in than and now....on this particular model? Again, thank you.