triples and v4s forever i say!!!!!! best of both worlds, and the sound of a motorcycle v4 can be intoxicating, triples well... almost, but v4s are more expensive to manufacture. dont see too many of them over the years. i wish yamaha would take that big beautiful 1700 v4 and put it in a cruiser/ touring platform ontop of just the one model it is in. retune it for more torque, less hp, ive asked them a few times to do this but no response, i mean what the hell do i know, ive only been riding forty years, and have no experience in motorcycle marketing!