[Nimrod]

You missed it...totally. What do those bikes all have in common? They're all built w/ MODERN parts. The Panhead is nice, but you're comparing apples and oranges.

The point here is that Americans could build neat stuff from modern stock, but instead choose to order thousands of dollars worth of doo-dads from the Harley accessory catalogue.

R.F., I must respectfully disagree. I find that bike interesting.

Ahhhh....I see. And kind of agree.

This was my version of what I think your talking about. Mostly just stock evo sporys parts rearanged and reworked.