Then you could say you tried it.
Finally, I rode an HD sportster.
As I parked my RE at HD dealer, I found several people looking at bikes in the parking lot. As I walked towards the door, I saw an employee standing and whistling at the door as I walked past him. No hello nothing. The store was big inside with lots of bikes and no one around. Suddenly, the guy at the door came inside still whistling and I stopped him and asked for Sportster 883. There was one only, a 2009 with 2000 miles on it for $7200. I asked if I can take it for a ride. He took me to a room, had me sign some release paper, looked at my license, and was quite helpful. He gave me the key, showed the controls and said - be careful and off you go.
To familiarize myself with the bike, I rode it slowly in the parking lot to get a feel for controls, gear shifter, brake etc. It felt very different because its foot pegs were way in front - like a cruiser and gear shift lever and rear brake were 'miles' in front. Since the dealership is on a highway, I wanted to be sure of its handling before taking it off parking lot. Once on the highway, I found that the bike had powerful pick up, smooth gear shifts, good brakes, and no handle vibrations !! Very quick throttle response. It was a very impressive machine.
As pointed out by Ice, GBBullet and Birdmove, there is room for everyone on the road. Bullet is great for twisty, small country roads for riding between 0-50 mph because RE is so well balanced that it rides by itself. HD is definitely the way to go for highways or speeds above 50 mph. This experience confirmed my view that RE, no matter UCE, Efi,or G5 is not for highways.
Now only if I can find something that does both very well - i.e., country road and highways, uhhhhm May be a Bonneville