For what the average person uses a bike for, the right hand drive is just a novelty, and my favorite thing about the Thunder Mountain is FACTORY H_D WARRANTY,,available anywhere. Most of the newer ones have the 103 ci motor which has plenty of azz properly tuned/setup.
A friend of mine bought a Pitbull chopper from Pitbull (an Orlando company rapidly going defunct) and it has been nothing but a nightmare electrically. and it seems to be a common issue with MOST(not all) choppers, no matter whose motor/trans you use, its no better than the sum of the parts/techs that make the rest of the bike.

Just a personal opinion/observation, that is in no way meant to offend anyone.

not really... if you get the opportunity find 2 bikes with a 240 tire or wider... pick up the left side drive, then pick up the right side drive. The right side drive comes off the stand much easier, maybe that in it's own is not really that big of a deal, however my left side bike with a 240, has a tendency to lean to the left when riding, I always have to shift my weight slightly to the right, and I feel as if I am either pulling on bars with my right hand, or pushing with my left. Riding around town in traffic not a big deal, but out on the highway it's noticable. Most custom bikes now are coming with a 280 or wider. I'm not sure if any of them even offer left side, but I have to believe a 280-300 tire with a left side drive would be a handful to ride.

This is a 2005 BBC Venom. Less than 1K miles for under $22K. I can tell you right now this bike is an awesome ride. Belongs to a friend bored and ready to move on. I can send all kind of pics if interested.

I agree my K-9 has a 300 rear tire, right hand drive is the only way to go!

My bike is a 300 rsd. It still is like trying to drive a gyroscope. That f*cker does not like turns!!

With the wider rear tire its understandable, they all handle like crap compared to the smaller tired bikes, because the rear tire doesn't track/follow the front tire worth a crap, and the right side drive gave more belt/chain clearance and less torque reaction and I agree they do handle a little better than the l/hand drive stuff with that big a tire, but on the other hand,,very few people ride a chopper far enough to know the difference.
Texas Chopper, It all goes back to the first part of the sentence you quoted..

Very rarely do I ride more than 50 miles between stops. It's worth the looks over the Harleys anyday. You can't beat a bagger for the ride though.

I've got a 240 rear tire and left side drive. It doesn't seem to have any particularly bad habits.

But hey....different is good when it comes to bikes or boats. :D

Kevin builds a great bike, i met him in Myrtle wayyy back when he first started to do the mail order bike thing, he has put together a great pkg, still funny when you look at him and then hear the aussie accent. another great bare bones mail order bike is Russel Mitchells Exile cycles, very basic, very bad ass.