Yes, I know all too well about rider fatigue. I had dirt bikes as a kid, and as soon as I was old enough to get a driver’s license, I bought a small Honda runabout. It was perfect for what I used it for, just running around town.
Some friends of mine talked me into going on a multi-state trip over a holiday weekend, and I was never more miserable in my life (and being young, I tolerated misery much better than I do now!). The vibration practically rattled my back fillings out!
I sold that bike in the 1970’s, and now that I am in my 60’s and approaching retirement, I might consider another bike. Like my old one, it would be used as a runabout. I like the old retro cruiser look. And any thoughts of cross country touring would be fantasy. A 100 mile day trip to Galveston would be as far as I would take it. So, something like this bike might be just what I am looking for. The bikes Royal Enfield builds aren’t racers, just leisurely cruisers. I probably fit their demographic.
I didn’t want anyone to think I was knocking this new bike, I just know that the group I rode with which was a mixture of men and women and that the HD riders would just keep going. At that time the gals were riding Honda Shadows and the gal I was with had a Kawasaki 650 sport bike. When she traded up to the Victory Vegas it wasn’t long for the rest of them to buy HD’s, even though most of felt that there were a couple of them not ready for that big of jump, but in the end they were fine as long as you didn’t get behind them pulling some long winding up hill grade...