I ride a HD 883, which is a tad light for highway riding. I tend to do the speeed limit on a bike so I do get passed alot. Regardless, I just don’t like riding the highway, period, so I limit it to relatively short stretches only. Very conscious that one mistake could put me under the wheels of a car or truck at high speed. Riding the less crowded back roads is more my style.
Actually, highway work is statistically safer than surface street riding. For one thing, no T-bones.
Also, the 883 isn’t ‘light’ for highway riding as it weighs more than my Honda 919. It’s just underpowered for its bulk and doesn’t have a very good frame. Or brakes. Or really anything. :P
I had a 2000 Sportster 883. First Harley, worst bike I ever had, sold it back to the dealer after about six months due to suckage and ongoing quality issues. Went back to the Japanese bikes and haven’t looked back.