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Sorry to go against the grain here, and correct me if I am wrong, but. as far as I am aware large front wheels slow steering down, so , why put a smaller wheel on the America which has always been more of a cruiser with the higher bars, and then put a larger wheel on the Speedmaster which has always been targeted as a more mean, hot rodded style bike? me thinks it should be the other way round.
As for loosing a disc off the front, sorry big mistake!.
The rear pegs have been relocated forwards which means sales will fall at newspeedmaster.com as lots of people, me included, have forked out for their items to do just this.
Why a lower seat height? the old one wasnt really stratospheric now was it!.
Chopped of rear mudguard and smaller front one look okay, I will admit that.
What most of us wanted was a 6th gear, a bit more ooomph if possible (904cc anyone)and a more reasonable pillion seat(so we didnt have to fork out for the America one).
I agree with SOREN the 2007 Speedmaster is looking more like the defining model ( did I mention I have one?) as the new one seems to be morhping into something different



Good points there, Neil. However, I think the reason for the change to a more differentiated look between the 2011 Speedies and the America is that Bloor's Boys wanted to give the America even more of a laid back American-styled cruiser appearance, a genre of bike where quick handling isn't as important as that heavy cruiser look is, and to give the Speedies a lighter, more Bobber-esque and..well...more "speedy" look.

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)