pakema,
The engine is 229ccs not 250cc like a lot of the sellers including CCW with the Heist advertise.

other one,
I agree that if you can't live with 229cc power then you need to look for used Japanese bike or a Harley Sportster.

However I disagree with your statement ("I feel if you get the DF or buy a used one, you are going to have to be able to do some work on it (or find a good mechanic))". after having owned a DF for six months. The DF is no different than any other bike. The only required work that I think you need to do is increase the size of the main jet to correct the EPA lean which is common to every current carb bike. I also decreased the size of the rear sprocket to lower cruise RPM which is a mod I have done to all my chain drive bike.

Don't confuse user mods with "have to do" mods. I don't think the DF requires any more maintenance or modifications than the other five bikes I have or the 50 plus bikes I have owned in the past.