I would refuse it too. The Sporsters are available man , everywhere and are inexpensive . If you like one you can get one. The XR is more like the Norton , it has some suspension travel and seat height . The Roadster does too , but the rest of the line up are too low for me. And also these are the only two Sporsters that have a decent front brakes. The fuel economy is also good , not great . I got 47 mpg , I can live with that. Did you also know that they have hydraulic roller valve lifters like the 961 too ? So no adjustments there . And besides , they look so cool in my view. The Big Twins don't appeal to me so much .