Another negative - 1300cc.
The 1300 ain't a bad thing ... EFI is a long-overdue benefit, and they could squeeze a lot more out of that size motor than they do. It won't burn up the quarter, but it can still get out of its own way.
Positive: EFI; softtail-like rear; something actually different from Honda (likability and timeliness notwithstanding).
Negative: peanut-sized tank; basically just a bar-hopper.
What remains to be seen is what they'll offer for real customization. If they'll have a boatload of factory chrome goodies and mods, it's got some potential.
From everything I'm reading, Honda is looking to bring in more new riders and appeal to a different market with the introduction of things like the Fury and the DN-01. It seems they either think they have as much of the 'traditional' rider market that they can get with what they're already offering, or this market is drying up so fast that they HAVE to look to expand into a new customer base. But I think they're missing the mark big time by ignoring by ignoring their faithful like they have.
And to kind of second what Evilgrin said, I'd like to see them take the old VTR1000 motor and put that in a cruiser. What I'd REALLY like to see is a 1300 V-4 in a cruiser (a real cruiser, not a V-Max knock-off), but that'll never happen. :dontknow: