Concur. They're being used as "tools" and they don't realize it.
..and that is why I like to debadge. Hell, I don't like wearing ANYTHING a product name or logo on it. :jerkit: Old Navy, Under Armor.... all of that crap... no thanks.
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I confess that I know little about all those 'mechanic sounding terms'. I buy Honda's (1998 1100 Shadow, 2005 VTX 1800c, and now a 2016 F6B Deluxe) because I'm an operator and not a maintainer. I have bikes that run forever with next to no maintenance required, and have only been stranded three times. My Shadow had the gasket that the shift rod runs through fail, my X had a battery go flat (but that was my fault), and a flat tire on my X. Hopefully I don't have to turn in my license because I don't know a bore from a boar.
Just enjoying the rides....
Anyway----giddyup back on topic.
Every bike is not for everyone.
No one can pick it for ya.
If you want trouble free, or close to it get a Goldwing or at least a metric something or other.
If you elect a V twin Harley route, bone up on good and the bad.
Used,- 2002 was the last year for the timkins and HD has had LOTS of problems going the cheap route.
Next, The TC engines have a HUGE problem with flywheels coming out of phase.
Then there is the cam chest problems with the TC.
It's best to install gears and get rid of the chains.
I like HD, its a simple machine but one has to know the variations within the species.
I have 1994 Evo.
A simple .
Carb, Twin tech ign, and i carry a spare.
Not scared to go anywhere.
If I was a mechanical idiot i would hands dwn get a Flat 6 (F6B )