I rode a 1200 on a dealer demo ride and it was pretty fun. Very torquey but the vibration was super annoying. But then again, every V-twin I have ridden has that maddening vibration so I guess it's a love it or hate it thing. I have noticed that v-twins seem to feel denser between the legs. Probably because that's where most of the weight is, but they feel solid. Neither here nor there, just different. I didn't like the powerband though. It did not build progressively, it was just no power - power - no power, and it couldn't rev at all. Having no tach didn't help but with a redline at what, 5000 rpm?, I guess you wouldn't need one. Oh, and it scrapes too soon in corners, but then again, I haven't met a cruiser yet that didn't scrape too soon .