Always have a Back up Harley. !!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by
Old Ryder
If you look real close at this picture, you can see the Valkyrie Interstate in the garage. While they are different, it is possible to like Harley and Honda and they can peacefully share a garage. For a little while at least. :shock:
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BTW---Since I got the B, one of the bikes left on my VERY SHORT BUCKET LIST is and EVO Heritage Springer. again, it would be a novelty and not a primary.
Some times ya just need to ride something different, I have a 2013 Harley Dyna Low Rider, 103, Light, Fast ( for a twin ) and looks good, Pipes and you set to go, but when I want to do 300-400 miles a day I'm on F6B, with Ultimate seat, , when I need a RUSH, beyond the Honda I'm on my Z1000
Kaw, still cant do first 3 gears to Red Line, just freaks me out, 105mph in third !!!!! have to shift and it still wants to rip my hands off handle bars.......
One for Speed, one for Bar hoping, and F6B is my favorite, riding thru the mountains of NE Ga. AUH !!!!!!!!! The Thrill
The only thing I have to say about them
Is why would I spend that much money to go that slow! Enough said.
I find the technology sadly lacking
The Jap bikes have always been technology driven, to make it the nicest and best handling bikes on the market. I had two 750-4 Honda road bikes back in the early days and they were the nicest rides on the planet back then, my M109R was a nice ride but getting older I wanted something fast and smooth and a lot less noisy. Harleys are alright for the Harley crowd but the technology just doesn't trip my trigger. The problems they have are not too my liking either, my buddy bought a big money 2013 Road King and it was in the shop before he even had 5000 miles on it. I will just stick with the Honda from here on out.
Being a Harley owner for a long time, I have noticed some things
I do not hate Harleys. I am grateful to live in a place where I can choose to ride the bike of my choice and have the means to ride at all. Many people on this planet don't.
Most of my issues come from the people who ride Harleys and their attitude towards those who don't. Doesn't matter what you ride---it is the same wind in your face.
At this place in my life, the things that Honda and the B offer are what is important to me. Fifteen years ago, I loved to polish chrome and Peacock my style as all that chrome and noise dazzled the world---or so I thought it did.
Now my riding is about substance more than style--although I love to Peacock on the B, too. The less chrome, the better and the core Goldwing base is perfect for everything I want.
But--back to Harley and why people love/like them. This is what help attract me to them. The technology is very antiquated and the HD customer base wants it that way. HD is having a hard time making power and reliability with a 100 year old design and keeping the EPA happy at the same time. The EVO engine was their break through, but emissions standards killed it then they needed to change to EFI to keep up. However, there are people who like to see gears turn and the sight and distinctive sound of a lot of moving mechanical parts will mesmerize them. Then make it where they can crawl aboard and actually ride the large assembly of moving parts with it's belts/ pulleys/ gears/ tires/ spokes, etc.... Then you add a boatload of "shiney, sparkley chrome" and they view it as special. I liken it to guys who love a Mustang. Lots of gearheads would love a 68 Mustang V8. Like Harley, it is an old design that does not steer or ride as good and the performance is not even close to what the new V6 engine can produce and the seats and driving position is not really comfortable and most cars back then had the manual choke and ignition points were just not dependable at all. You car not starting was a regular event. But the original design and the V8 rumble has an attraction that is hard to match with even the newest and latest engineering. After saying all of that, go see what one of those old, undependable, bad riding and terrible handling V8 68 Mustangs sell for and why do people want them???????????? Most would say it is because they always wanted one as a teen and could not afford one then. Same could be said about Harley.
:2cents: Just my 2 cents worth