There aren't many pretty middleweight shaft drive bikes that aren't cruisers. If you also think the VX800, BMW R850 or Honda Deauville are the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, then the Sachs Roadster ...
It goes to show no matter how good old bikes are, producing and selling ... All that reaches the wheel via a shaft-driven six-speed transmission. Then, there are the fancy underpinnings.