“People dont buy HDs for high performance.”
NO, they dont LOL. I didn’t for mine. That’s why I own Yamaha’s too. I knew what I was getting into. We are paying for the SOUND which HD hilariously, tried to patent and failed..
I’ve owned both an ironhead sporty and a fatbob shovelhead. Both were loads of fun. Currently I have a Triumph Tiger 1050 which I totally love. Except for buying batteries every year or two. Lol. The Brits just have to have electrical issues. It’s in their DNA.
I still miss the sporty. With a porting job and S&S carb it easily outran the 1200 sportsters. And few bikes sound as good as a sporty with decent not-too-loud exhaust. The old straightcut cam gear whine only added to the experience.