Wow! Some good thoughts on this one. And I think there's been good arguments presented here to make a case for either side.
My thoughts....well, you have to admit that it IS a bit "over the top retro". In fact, I've been thinking that Yamaha...er...excuse me...STAR, has sort of mis-named this bike.
Considering the HEFT and style of it, my choice would'a been..."The Twentieth Century Limited with daily service from Grand Central Station to Chicago...All aboard".
But I guess all of that would'a been kind'a hard to fit on a side cover, huh?!!
Dwight
(how's THAT for a left-handed compliment?)