I was in that artical. New bikes good. The old one was good. Some things were better than others. Whatever. Just a bike.
Not the best in the world, not the worst.
As a daily driver I can say I lost a good deal in fuel milage, and it's still hard to turn over. The '01 started like a dream for 18k miles, and got 40 mpg in the city.
I don't look at my bike and drool all over it. Like I said before, just a bike.
Get over yourselves.