2008 America:

Like: Styling - its the best looking bike on the planet for my money; uniqueness compared to all the Hardleys and bland Yamahondasuskis I see around town (can anyone REALLY tell the difference between a V-Star, Vulcan, Shadow, and Boulevard from a distance? I think not!); mechanically bulletproof in the 3 seasons and 16,000 miles I've had her.

Dislike: lack of top end grunt. I can probably correct this with the right mods, and probably will next season (any suggestions?) Propensity to attract wrinkly old guys who want to talk about the 1964 Bonneville 750 their brother-in-law's cousin's friend had.