Apples and Oranges comparison that is so common in the metric bike mags. How many people who can afford a Rocker and like Harley take a close look at Yamaha first? How many people test drive a Kia and Suzuki before they buy their Mercedes?

These tests get dreamed up by magazine editors. "Hey, we have a Gold Wing and a Dirt Bike to test, how about a face off?" Add to that a pro-metric bias, and you get articles like this.