I read that several times BEFORE I bought mine. I actually researched and knew something about R65s before I bought it. Weird.
Around the same time a guy on the Brit-Iron email list was asking why his R65 was faster than his '70 Triumph Bonneville. That impressed me, but it's only in a short drag race; I think the Bonnie has it on top speed. R65s are geared to get going!