One of the things about Harley i think is they don't want to change too much. They have something that works for them around the world. It kinda surprised me when they came out with that little 750 twin not long ago, but i guess they wanted an entry level machine that would cross over to the big twins. A gril here at work has one and suits her just fine, dont know if she could ever handle a big twin though. But for me i got hooked on the early buells after going with my brother to bonneville, he was riding a bike for NRHS and the bike had a buell frame, engine was quite differnt though. They handle very well when set up right, they are much like a Norton in that if the iso's are bad you can really feel it. But what i like most is that there are a million people out there that make engine perfomance parts for the them and the Sportster. Anything you can think of and compared to our Nortons the parts are way less expensive. I just finished doing one of mine, pistons, barrels, headwork that included porting, oversize valves, beehive springs, and i'm sure some things i am forgetting. And it didn't break the bank. I think i may know what Ron means when he talks of looks, the later Rotax engine ones with those scoops just looked bad. But the early Buells were good looking to me anyway. But my S1W now has over a 100 h.p. And over 90 ft. Lbs. of torque, it sure does feel nice.
