Well, yeah.

My goal on the Sportster was not to simply create a "little Betty," but to have a completely different motorcycle. Betty was built in a San Fran style which I feel best handles the crappy roads and continuous repairs we do to our city streets.

But we do have lots of rural roads within an easy few minutes time. For example, due to construction on 39/90/94, the Illinois tourists would completely plug up the slab going south for several hours on a Sunday afternoon. Many times to a standstill. But I knew where the rural routes were, and I simply took them to the southern side of Madison and had access to our dealership.

And a little Sporster is a great bike for changing your mind. Many times I get a wild-hair and decide to go someplace else in mid-trip. I drove up a sidewalk once (and only once, I never break the law ) to evade bad traffic and one-way streets.

I love Betty, but there is a free and light easy feeling on a Sportster.