The simple fact is that tests have been run on drivers who were talking on phone, texting on phone, or otherwise distracted and they have the reaction times of a drunk driver. Do you really want to be another "impaired" rider on the road? Look at all the close calls bikers already face each day and can we really say say we could have swerved or stopped in time if we were in the middle of reading texts or scrolling through a GPS?
I have no idea what H-D was thinking in allowing riders to scroll through POIs while in motion, maybe it was an error they didn't catch and will try to eliminate in the future? All it would take is some lawsuits saying a death or injury was caused by that error. Individual responsibility is a good concept in general if people would accept it but many now tend it try and say "it's not my fault" also saying"oops, my bad!" doesn't take away the trauma and problems your passenger, a pedestrian or other motorist may face due to your oops. Not to mention the cost to society for responding to your accident. Just because people get away with it many times and nothing happened in the past doesn't mean it was the smart thing to do.
As someone once said "when you know better, you do better."
I grew up in an era where we didn't have such immediate gratification and could pull over to read a map or make a phone call. We all survived and seemed to be less stressed out due to not being plugged in all the time. I wish people would accept the fact that operating any motor vehicle is being in control of deadly force and needs everyone's full attention.
As stated by others above, I agree that the reason I ride is to unplug and enjoy the environment around me not just some transportation pod that I can stay plugged into the communication/ internet etc.