I had two friends that were buying their first Harleys last year. They both test rode Batwings and Sharks; both ended up on Sharks. I've been riding Sharks since '04, so of course I had absolutely no influence on them. Actually I'm sure if they had found the Batwing to be a better fit, they would have gone that direction. Some people see the light right away!
3 of the people i ride with, all test rode all the new bikes, all came home with rg's, I'm still on a limited, only would buy a RG, in an ultra limited format, still happy tho