I honestly don't know where all of these bike breakdowns are taking place at. I drive for a living. Never see a brokedown bike. I ride EVERY day. Never see a brokedown bike.
The last "breakdown" I saw was about four years ago. Some rookie on his new japper had been over at the DMV on a Saturday practicing for his test. He had killed the engine and restarted the bike so many times that he had drained the battery. I don't even count that as a breakdown, and that is the closest thing I have seen to one in several years.
My Street Glide is as dependable as any bike out there. The weather man is calling for 12 degrees here tonight, and I have no qualms about riding to "church". I know that she will bring me home, cause she always does.
My Street Glide is as dependable as any bike out there. The weather man is calling for 12 degrees here tonight, and I have no qualms about riding to "church". I know that she will bring me home, cause she always does.
Yep. I was talked into moving up to Northern Pennsylvania a dozen years ago. I rode my 1984 FXRT(P) all winter. When the snow was deep I’d wait for a snowplow and follow it. Never had a problem.
It has been awhile, my last long ride was in 1985 - San Francisco to Virginia by way of Chicago and Connecticut. I encountered two breakdowns. One a Honda with a short in its ignition system - I found it and fixed it with black tape. The other one was strictly operator error. A young man had recently bought a Kawasaki two stroke. He didn’t know he had to add oil with the gas.
My main reason for posting the comment wasn’t to denigrate Japanese motorcycles but to defend American bikes. I’m tired of hearing how unreliable Harleys are. They are very reliable, over the years the only problem I had was with a 1979 FLH. I replaced the cheap AMF crap with good after market parts and had no further problems. Harley did have a problem with the AMF made bikes - but that was a long, long time ago.
Just to add a comment - I rode a 1975 Honda CB 750F for a few years. It was quick, but not all that comfortable until I chopped it. It was also just a machine, no soul.