This has been gone over and over and over and over...... As has been stated many times, As a rule, if you are buying a HD to go fast, you bought the wrong bike. No doubt we can modify our rides to perform with them all, but really IMO its all about the history, the legend, being original and American. HD has a unique history that can't be matched. Thats why I always wanted one. There is just that something about them, and its not going fast. All rides are fine rides, and I love them all, in fact owned many of them workin my way to a HD. Let the mterics fly by, I will just enjoy the ride.