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Good points. My other shortlist would be Suzuki Boulevard (C50/M50) or Yamaha VStar/Classic/Custom or Honda Spirit/Aero. Only HD I like is the VROD but out of my price range (my ex-college roommate did design work on the transmission so I'm partial I guess). Something in 650-900cc range, similar cruiser styling - not plastic-clad sports bike for sure!

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My wife just had to have a Vstar. A year later, it was traded in on the Triumph. It had 35 miles on it including the trip to trade it in because it was gutless, a mechanics nightmare to work on and handled like a '50 Buick.

As to the fuel injection, it is being phased in as government approval is obtained in different market areas. See what happens when politicians vote themselves to be engineers? Some markets got fuel injection in mid - late '07, North America will have it in the '09 model year. Injected bikes have a bit more power, but are less tinkerable than the carburetted version, so that added HP will come at a higher price. Based on other brands, it will cost around $125 to $175 to get the controller remapped or around $300 to $500 for a tunable controller vs maybe $30 for a full set of 4 carb jets.

Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python