I am 75 years old now but back in my early twenties I owned a Norton 88 with the feather bed frame and that bike was the best I ever owned for roadholding, back then some of my mates had big twin Triumphs and BSA,s on straight roads I could not keep up with them but on twisty country roads it was the other way round. I made a big mistake by putting the Norton in part exchange for a Royal Enfield Constellation 700cc it was a great very fast bike but the roadholding was not a patch on the Norton I never really felt comfortable at high speeds. I never bought a BSA until I was in my fifties and whilst I have no complaints about my BSA,s roadholding I have owned an A10 and now own an A7 and A65 I do not think they are as good as Norton featherbed but then again I do not ride anywhere like I used to at my age, maybe that has something to do with it.