Sadly I don't think it's helped me with any of those things but the dealer wouldn't refund me and i've grown to like Harley's anyway. My neighbours also love it when I start up at 5am. 

1975/76  Ihad a mate who's brother in law ran a biker club in Canberra so I got to see a lot of bikes and loved them, the guy's were decent if they knew you but even then I could tell I wasn't that interest in the lifestyle but the bikes were amazing. A few years down the track my mate got hold of a 74 sportster bored and stroked to I think hey said to 1380 cc 13:1 comp. The bike wanted to kill him, watching a 12 stone man thrown over the bars trying to kick-start it or limping after it kicked back to break his leg but still the sound was brilliant. This thing had a side draught delaughto carb and an  electric fuel pump to keep the fuel up to it, 1/4 turn throtle.  The rings needed replacing once a month so he could pull the top end down in about 30min, rebuild and reassemble in arround 1 1/2 hour. Short skirt pistons  ( the rings held the gudgon pins in ) at the bottom of the stroke you could't fit a piece of paper between the piston and the crank. I rode it once and it made me hate sporties (sorry to sporty riders) I am sure they are better nowadays. I have had a love of the big v twin from then and have ridden a few although mostly Japanese because I have always loved the heartbeat of two cilinders, my aim has always been a harley and finally I was in a position to trade to my blackline last year so at 54 I achieved my dream and won't give it up till I can't do it anymore .