The America has several advantages. It is relatively light weight, it has a forgiving clutch and a low seat height. It also handles well at low speed and has a low center of gravity. On the other hand things are still good. It handles well at high speed and in the twisties. It has plenty of power to move you at 85 to 90 miles per hour with ease.

It's not a beginners bike but a relative beginner can be comfortable on it yet not outgrow it as their experience grows. If you are like a great number of us, you will find that it has everything you need, most of what you want and is the best deal in the cruiser market. I've had mine for seven years now, and while I occasionally look at other bikes with lust in my heart, I have yet to be seriously tempted.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.