I'll get any Yamaha or Honda that will run circles around any Harley, will out corner it, out accelerate it, out brake it and get better gas mileage to boot. Take care of a Honda and it will take care of you. People trust the name Honda and for good reason, they run forever.
By the way I've been in, around and under cars and motorcycles by entire life. I've ridden bikes and have ridden Harley's. I have friends that own Harley's, it sucks because we always have to wait for him to catch up.