I would assume you got his panties in a bunch and hurt his poor little NoCal (probably San Francisco area) feelings by the way you described the bikes owner. Don't let him get to ya.
Funny. He's a little 5 foot tall Mexican LA cool dude.. He talks in the video like he built the bike himself.
In reality he never even touched the bike during the build. Watch the bike being assembled.
That little grease ball was no where to be found.
There is nothing wrong with envisioning what you want and paying a professional to assemble your dream.
I think what he achieved is incredible. It reminds me of this beautiful bike I spotted awhile back. Like it came right of the showroom floor.
that bike is asking for a license plate relocation, otherwise, nice idea. I'd leave the bags off as much as possible, they always look a little awkward on anything but touring, unless it's a Heritage and in leather