I suppose you could say these bikes are not as spirited as a sport bike of near same ccs, but underpowered? Nah... but as others have suggested they are quite tweakable if ya want a bit more oomph. Either the America or Speedmaster are gems in the motorcycle world. They have more charm, character and well... 'soul' than any other bike I can think of. I can EASILY say you won't be disappointed. Oh, and ditto on the handling... it's stellar!!

Live to love, love to live.