The other day, a guy at the local motorcycle/performance store asked me what had moved me towards a Royal Enfield rather than the more standard brands. I explained that besides the styling, it had a history, it has a 6.5 :1 compression ration, a floating bushing for a big end bearing, points, dual leading shoe front brake, and it's slow. That's good stuff. That's where I live. So the points are actually a feature of this bike for me.