Hah! Gimme the HD any day over a crotch-rocket! Not so much a matter of speed, or cornering ability or whatever, but more a matter of
style! HD is THE American classic bike, for true
bikers not just weekend warrior types! Not to mention one of the police bikes (retired) saved my life when I hit the horse...
As to the choice to make....simplicity it's self! Bikes roar, but never talk back! Just as fun to ride too! I even like to take a nap after a good ride, either wife OR bike, but I enjoy listening to the bike rumble, not the wife babble like a brook....Egad, how incredibly sexist I sound!
I think I better shut up now, before the wife wakes up and comes forth to yell at me!
Have a great day all, no matter WHAT (or who!) you may ride!

Pat~