I remember Peter Fonda’s comment about ‘the bike’ in Easy Rider.
“Looked great, was a bitch to ride”.
OCC builds bikes designed to win Cavalcade of Custom trophy’s, not to ride coast to coast...or as you say, slowly down a quiet lane.
If you watch the movie closely, you can actually see how uncomfortable was.
Hopper looked downright cheery and comfy on his “stock” bike.
I’m still amazed by the mile-high ‘ape hanger’ bars some folks use.
My shoulders go into a spasm, just looking at them...:))