Well Jake, when a motorcycle has a steeper angle of fork rake and a shorter wheelbase(as does the T-Bird compared to the BA/Speedie...don't believe me, then look it us yourself) then usually that motorcycle WILL handle more crisply.
I have test ridden the T-Bird(though a rather short spin of only about 10 minutes around city streets), and I have found that it does turn-in a little quicker than my BA does, but I also found that it at first seemed slightly more top-heavy than my BA does, and seems to want to "fall into turns" a little more also.
(but as I said, my ride of a very brief duration and the only turns I made were around city street corners, and not up any twisty roads, which could have maybe given me a different idea as to the T-Bird's true handling characteristics)
