Nathan,

Agree. With the Bonnie, you can easily go bagless, and have tons of fun on the twisties flickin' the bike around, or...
You can throw over some bags, stuff a backpack - which I do as well, load up the sissy-bar rack, and throw some extra stuff in the tankbag.
All without sacrificing performance and handling by choosing a big heavyweight bagger (say a Harley) or a HD Clone.
Nothing wrong with those in my book, but I see a Harley Road King for instance, as a bike you would choose if you were thinkin' of going cross country touring, and a good choice at that. But for toolin' around the neighborhood, or heading for the twisties and maybe an overnight (or two) stay, you can't beat the Bonneville.
The trick is to make the transformation temporary, or tranferable say within 10 minutes.

See ya'.

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