There not my type of bike as I'm from the UK but I could see how they'd be great to cruise the states.
I've been taken out on bikes and had my own crashes but I love riding, ridden all over UK and a lot of Europe with a group of mates and alone, the only thing other than injury that would stop me is draconian speed enforcement.
You only live once I feel better to think I'm glad I did that than I wish I'd done that.
Oh and helmets only compulsory protection in UK.