[BraveMan]

Yamaha FJR1300. A nice bike by any measure . . .

I like Jap Tech as well; always have. I've owned a few myself; a '75 Kawasaki H2, a 78 Kawasaki Z1-R, an 81 Honda CB750F, . . .

My riding style has changed as the years have rolled by; luxury, comfort and style are more important to me now than acceleration, cornering prowess and bleeding-edge tech. Twenty years ago the opposite was true. Twenty years from now, who knows? I doubt I'll enjoy the Leviathan I'm currently riding as much twenty years from now as I do at this moment. Then again, I never thought I'd hang on to the FXRS for twenty+ years either.

I am mindful of the fact if it weren't for the competition from the Japanese onslaught my FLH wouldn't be near the quality piece it is today. All that being said, I have no intention of unrolling the tool pouch on the new bike; I don't want to get any fingerprints on the shiny tools inside . . . ;o)

[JoeSixPack1]

From the 101 reasons to own a Harley:

#81. So you can have nice, wide, soft seat to fit your old, wide, soft butt.
#82. When people ask "Isn't there a waiting list?", you can tell them "Yeah, I waited 33 years and 9 Jap bikes"

I never touched a thing on my current bike for the first 6 years I had it. If it weren't for scheduled maintenece (oil, filters, brake pads, etc.) I would have been hardpressed to say what would make it stop running! :-)

[Cogadh na Sith]

I just gave it the 600mi break-in oil change, final drive fluid change, throttle body sync'ing and the once over.

I like it.