so now I understand one of the reasons power is a must have item,it's not will the bike have enough oomph to move me, it's whether or not it has enough to get you out of a place you don't want to be,escape velocity I guess you could call it.and the more I ride the more I understand the degree of control I have over the bike,meaning I'm taking it for a ride, it's not taking me.
now my problem is that I sat on a VTX1300 and it fit like a glove but I can't afford it

I'm in a golf tournament and one of the prizes is a fat boy,if I win I'll trade anyone on this sight straight up for a new VTX 1300.
thanks for all the help and encouragement