My ‘78 R100/7 gets it done for me. Very dependable and will do 115 - 120 easily. She will run 75 easy all day long.
Had a 79 R100RS. Same deal. Good weather protection, light, fast enough, good mpg. Put a lot of miles on it. The current 2009 FXDL is interesting. While they don't have a huge amount of lean angle available, they DO have a very low center of gravity. You can get away with not cranking the thing over as much as something with a higher center of gravity. Works pretty good. I certainly haven't ridden it even remotely aggressively, but it's very light handling for a 672 pound motorcycle. Gobs of low and midrange torque, make it entertaining, as well. Not sure what will drag on it, and how much it would upset the thing, but it isn't set up to do that kind of riding, and while you could, it's not the right tool. More fun to enjoy the niche it was designed for. Same with any bike. That's why there is no such thing as an all around vehicle. THEY don't adapt , YOU do.
