At the end of the day character is subjective. If someone thinks a bike has character who am I or anyone else to tell them they are wrong.
I hate this
gate keeping mentality. The 'you are enjoying this hobby wrong'.
Where do we draw the line? Can a bike with disc
brakes have character? If a bike can go faster than the speed limit can it have character?
Calling people posers because they don't enjoy a hobby the way you have deemed it to be. Piss off with that crap.