Do any of you like Harley Davidson....

[Dirtstiff's F6B]

Sure. They are just a different animal.
I'm blessed to also own a 09 Street Glide. It's loaded and is about a 105 with motor work. Fun to ride and just did a 2k mile, 2 up trip in 100 + degree weather and it never missed a beat.
Thank you brother.
Jim

[seadog]

I like that street 750, but VRods are faster

Went you run thru the gears on a V-Rod then you have to pull in and get gas. only bike with a 10 cent tank on it.

[Steve 0080]

For me each brand/bike is good for something maybe a little better than another....kinda like girlfriends they also do something a little better than the other....would not get rid of either one .... when people say they are ONLY going to ride one brand I start laughing, because they ain't been around !!!

[Cool Hand Luke]

Went you run thru the gears on a V-Rod then you have to pull in and get gas. only bike with a 10 cent tank on it.

My VRSCF Muscle had 5 gallon tank, I rode for at least 150 miles before looking for gas. The earlier versions of V Rods did have 3.8 gallon gank.

[dickiedeals]

My last Harley was a lemon. I've ridden Harley for 30 years.Its a different breed altogether.Harley has world class customer service with customer lounges for waiting for service to be completed.When getting issues serviced the Warranty covers 99% of everything.No denial no arguing, they fix it.When using the extended warranty you pay $50 bucks and the rest is covered always. I bought the F6B because its the first Honda that I didn't find butt ugly. It had a dependable proven motor and I wanted dependability. Its was the best choice for the money.Way more for way less.I thought at the time.That being said I've found Honda's dealerships and service sucks. They deny and won't fix squat under warranty.Then I got the 40 mph wobble they said the tire was bad that I need another.I had to pay for it. They tightened the bearings charged me $140 bucks labor to do it. Also not under warranty.I rode away with the same wobble that I still have today.After much research, I purchased all Balls tapered neck bearings to fix the problem. The dealer says if they install them I'll have to pay for the labor plus it will VOID my warranty...Now the tire They made me buy has 2000 miles on it the dealer is saying its bad, that's why I have the wobble. I've found out that the dealer's will never admit that Honda puts out Gold Wings with 40 mph wobble, yet its been happening for years. I wasted my money purchasing the extended warranty, I doubt Its worth the paper its written on. I now dread going to the dealer because I know its going to cost me money and it will be a big augment..Honda needs to address this problem. Lol, if you take it to Champions Honda They keep it four days and when you go expecting it to be ready you find they haven't gotten to it and forgot to notify you..What a joke.............Dickie

[hardtail]

Only Harley i haven't owned is a knucklehead. New ones are OK(6 speed trans will not hold up) but the Motor company has become arrogant and dealers are impossible. Have 2 shovelheads and a 74'' sporty motor in a hardtail frame that is my daily transportation. Can buy everything for these after market-no HD. Trade in price is why I have the F6B now. 09 Roadglide broke(3 times) so I traded. Love the sound of a shovelhead. HD not as dependable as they should be for the money. The China/India thing is not good. HD shunned "outlaws" in the past but now wants to make millions selling the "lifestyle". Phoney. Still like shovels. JMO

[New Guy]

I have a 1988 Sportster that I have been completely through from front to back over the past few years and absolutely love it! I like tinkering with things and don't mind wrenching on this bike. That being said, the reason I joined this group was to learn more about the Honda before I made a major purchase like this. I have been on the fence for some time between the F6B and a 2015 Road Glide. I had the opportunity to test ride the Road Glide just a few hours ago and here is how it went....We (the wife and I) pull out of the dealership with our salesman as an escort, we hit the interstate and accelerated up to 70mph and immediately could feel the heat radiate off the right side onto my leg. We exit after a couple of miles and go down this twisty little back road and as soon as we hit the first real bump I was thinking "holy hell" my '00 Yamaha Roadstar rides better than this thing. At one point we hit a bump and my wife verbally lets me know that's she's not pleased with the ride quality of this machine either. So we finally get back to the dealership and I tell my guy that if this is the best riding bike that Harley builds, Ill keep my 15 year old relic i'm riding now. He tells me to hang tight that the suspension is air adjustable and he wants to see where it was at pressure wise. So he takes it around and we wait on him.He comes back and says it was on 0psi and that he pumped it up to 50psi. I mention well maybe that had a lot to do with it I don't know. At that point he asks if I noticed anything else wrong on the test ride. I told him that actually it had a horrible vibration when slowing down but thought that was a "Harley" thing. He said it wasn't and said that he would offer us to do the test ride over again with air in the shocks this time. but that the engine was making a "clunking" sound when he moved the bike and didn't want to put us back on the bike until his techs checked it out. So we left the dealership, and left their new $23,000 bike with them to repair so they could sell it to someone other than myself. I'm fairly certain that there will be a Honda F6B in my near future!!

[dickiedeals]

My last Harley was a lemon. I've ridden Harley for 30 years.Its a different breed altogether.Harley has world class customer service with customer lounges for waiting for service to be completed.When getting issues serviced the Warranty covers 99% of everything.No denial no arguing, they fix it.When using the extended warranty you pay $50 bucks and the rest is covered always. I bought the F6B because its the first Honda that I didn't find butt ugly. It had a dependable proven motor and I wanted dependability. Its was the best choice for the money.Way more for way less.I thought at the time.That being said I've found Honda's dealerships and service sucks. They deny and won't fix squat under warranty.Then I got the 40 mph wobble they said the tire was bad that I need another.I had to pay for it. They tightened the bearings charged me $140 bucks labor to do it. Also not under warranty.I rode away with the same wobble that I still have today.After much research, I purchased all Balls tapered neck bearings to fix the problem. The dealer says if they install them I'll have to pay for the labor plus it will VOID my warranty...Now the tire They made me buy has 2000 miles on it the dealer is saying its bad, that's why I have the wobble. I've found out that the dealer's will never admit that Honda puts out Gold Wings with 40 mph wobble, yet its been happening for years. I wasted my money purchasing the extended warranty, I doubt Its worth the paper its written on. I now dread going to the dealer because I know its going to cost me money and it will be a big augment..Honda needs to address this problem. Lol, if you take it to Champions Honda They keep it four days and when you go expecting it to be ready you find they haven't gotten to it and forgot to notify you..What a joke.............Dickie

Attachment 15735.........Would Honda do this?........................Dickie

[53driver]

I have both a Honda & a Harley Davidson. Have always had one of each, give or take a few months here and there.
Two totally different rides and two totally different missions.
I have never had an Ultra/Road/Duo Glide, so as far as a cross country bike, I cannot comment.
I have had a '73 Ironhead Left Foot Shift Sporty and I still have my '95 Heritage Special.
My first bike was an '81 Standard Wing. Then got the Sporty, then got the Heritage, then got a '98 Valk, sold the '81 Wing, sold the sporty, sold the Valk and got the F6B.

I don't dress like a pirate when I ride Saorla, nor do I care if my jacket & helmet matches my bike when I ride Isleen.
I really don't care what other people think when they see me on either one.
If someone wants to judge my contents (good or bad) on the method of delivery? That's so not my problem and I shan't be taking it on.
I'm not the fastest guy out there, I'm not the safest guy out there, I'm not the smartest guy out there.
But I can easily live with my choices and be happy in my own skin.

There is a time and place for almost anything.
Including Harley Davidson motorcycles.

[shooter]

I personally would like to see the pirate thing...........just sayin.