I have one and am very pleased with it. I have no issue with having a carburetor and in fact since you only have one carb its easy(and cheap) to dial in to any exhaust and intake mods you may want to make. I have about 20,000 miles on mine and it has been a good reliable bike. Plus if its the red/silver model its the best looking of all the 1500 classics ever made! I guess thats just my opinion!LOL