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I know the Japanese have made great strides with their V-Twin copies. But the Harley is still unique.

Take a look at this torque (upper) curve.

I couldn't find one for your bike, but read a comment that "80% of the torque was available at 3500 rpm."

That's true of the Harley from virtually off-idle.

I used to think Harleys were junk and Harley owners crazy until a friend made me ride his SuperGlide. The attraction became immediately obvious.

Well, my engine is more like a Ducati 998 Superbike engine copy retuned for torque. 90-degree V-twin, 996 cc, 10,000 rpm redline. But a similar sort of character, just with less peak torque but quite a bit more HP. And like I say, relative to the redline and the normal operating rpm, 3500 rpm on my bike is comparable to 2000 rpm on a Harley. My normal cruising rpm is about 4000, and when I whack the throttle open at that rpm it just goes, no need for downshifting.

But I'd venture to guess some of the Japanese cruisers engines have similar charts.

Anyway, my point was that I agree with you, flat torque curves are nice. And no, I don't think Harleys are junk either, what they do they do very nicely, just as well if not better than their Japanese imitators, which have crept up in price very close to what Harleys cost. If I was in the market for a cruiser or touring cruisers, other things being equal, I'd likely go for the Harley.

That's true of the Harley from virtually off-idle.

I used to think Harleys were junk and Harley owners crazy until a friend made me ride his SuperGlide. The attraction became immediately obvious.

Yep, there's something very appealing about a big, heavy beast that pulls like a farm tractor off the line. Big grin every damn time.