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I like my 02 BA but when riding with my Harley friends I have to wind it up to keep up, maybe the 865's have a bit more low end grunt. The new Speedy with the 1200 should be perfect if a bit small in size. I really wish they would have put the new 1200 in an old BA frame
My 2003 790 DOES run at higher RPMs than those V-twins with twice the displacement. That's where the horsepower is. It is supposed to run faster, it's the nature of the beast. If I didn't want to downshift for the passing power and chug along at 3,000 RPM I would have bought a big V-twin and have a 800 lb bike. It's closer to being a sport bike in that regard. I agree with the thought of putting a bigger engine in the old frame. I've never lusted for LESS power. 
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.
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