@The Nutty GSer
The differences in our experiences are exactly my point about perception.
Were the revs sat dead still at 1000rpm? I know they weren't when I rode them and neither does my bike tick over quietly dead on 1000rpm.
On my bike, it seems to vary as to whether the hunt is a 200 or 400rpm...as I say, I have never really bothered to check it out in any detail.
All my bikes have done it to some degree and some more noticeably than others.
I have never has the opportunity to ride a Harley, but just listening to them ticking over makes me imagine the rev needle bouncing all over the dial.