One of my rides was a 1982 Honda CB750F. I am fairly familiar with Cogadh na Sith's ride. That bike is about as close to the UJM (Universal Japanese Motorcycle) as you can get, which explains much of the animosity Cogadh na Sith has towards all things HD . . .
Double Overhead Cam inline four, stamped steel "Comstar" wheels, rubber mounted turn signals, inverted bucket shim valve clearance adjustments, Stand/Squat shaft drive, etc., etc. Typical Japanese fare; decent performance, conservative non-offensive styling and subdued electric hand buzzer vibration permeating the bars and pegs at all times. Apart from the Hi-Lo transmission selector ala Honda Trail 90, it personified the UJM; reliable, economical and bland as white tofu.
I'll cut him some slack; he's probably never ridden anything that has soul, and thus feels compelled to denigrate and criticize what he can't understand . . .
I owned the exact same bike only different. :) A Suzuki GS-550 Interstate. It wasn't a bad motorcycle, but it was so bland, so vanilla, so lacking in personality that librarians thought you were boring when they saw you on it.
reliable, economical and bland as white tofu. LOL! Yeah... doing 100mph in 10th gear with the engine barely turning over hearing nothing but the wind and a ride like glass is pretty dull.
For extra dullness, my next bike is going to be a BMW K1200GT.
Perhaps vibration, wallowing around in the corners and parts falling off is exciting.
I did ride a friends Road King once. I almost killed myself trying to merge--I was coming down the ramp and twisted the throttle for the horses I'm used to and all it did was get louder and the rear view mirrors got all fuzzy. I had to scramble for a new space to merge because I simply didn't have the power....
I'll cut him some slack; he's probably never ridden anything that has soul, and thus feels compelled to denigrate and criticize what he can't understand . . .
I dunno, I had wanted a CB1000 Custom since they first came out when I was 13. They only made them one year--In Marysville Ohio. It's a very weird bike.
I like it, and I'll wave at you on a Harley, but based on statistics, you won't wave back....