Earlier this summer, my neighbor got a Road King. One day, my wife calls me up from the basement: "You should get your bike out."
There was a group of about ten Harleys and their leather-clad riders getting ready to head out. I fired up the bike and rode it up and down the street. They loved it, there was a group of about five people gathered around asking questions. I found out later that one of them said he wanted one.
However, when I'm riding in traffic, I never get the "motorcycle wave" from anyone.