Granted, the CT is a heavy old beast but once you get going its very well balanced. The manual version is quite high geared also but I just slip the clutch and/or hold onto first gear whenever the situation dictates.
It's never going to be as good as a 250 or 500cc bike in heavy traffic but for me the upside is the high riding position, great road presence and the ability to convincingly win any and every traffic light GP against any 4 wheeled vehicle and most 2 wheeled ones...
