Well that thread got a pie throwing contest, i get both of your opions sure i love my Knuckels and Pans more than my Evo or my T140Triumph racer but still the two last is my long and fast running ones.
I would never buy a Sportster again(my first Harley nothing more) but i would buy a 500cc Triumph(before 1950) if it was cheap.
You can disagree about everything but it´s how you write it...