A Bullet is about the size and weight of an old Triumph 500 twin, which was a junior big bike in its day but would definitely seem small and nimble by today's standards.
Royal Enfield apart, they just can't seem to make such a thing these days. They build them from plastic, aluminium and carbon fibre and still end up with 450 pounds of machine, which is Vincent 1000 twin territory.
I started out on a BSA Bantam and I am over six feet tall. I guess I must have looked a bit like a clown on a circus mini bike, but riding around on that wee cycle felt cool and the two stroke pre-mix smelled real nice.
Well, I suppose that they have alot more "stuff" on these newer bikes, that makes them heavier.
Like maybe about 8 pounds of coolant, for one thing.
And a water pump, and water hoses, and thermostats, and a radiator, and a cowl for the radiator.
And 4 exhaust pipes instead of 1, and 4 pistons and 4 cylinders and heads, and 4 carbs or throttle bodies, and stuff like that.
So, it all begins to add up.
But with 180hp, I guess they don't worry about it too much.
Our older Iron Bullets weight about as light as the most titanium and alloy and plastic super-duper low-weight crotch rockets out there.
And nearly everything is steel except the engine and tranny castings.
It sort of shows how a simple machine can have advantages.