When someone asks me why I don’t ride a Harley, (I ride a Yamaha and a Suzuki) I say two reasons:
1. I can’t afford to buy a Harley.
2. I don’t like working on motorcycles......................
Owned a Harley, original owner...
It started fowling plugs.. took it to dealer.... Cylinder was out of round from the factory.... Took a while for the seals to weaken enough for it to affect the performance and cause the fowling. Harley did NOT cover any of the repair... admitted openly the cylinder wasn’t round and that was the problem, but nope, the fix was all on my dime.
Lesson Learned.
When someone asks me why I don't ride a Harley, I give five reasons:
1. They're too heavy
2. They're too slow
3. They're too expensive
4. They handle like crap
5. They don't like roads and trails I like.
That said, they're fine for the "cruiser", "road sofa", "look-at-me make noise" and/or "I am a bad ass" crowd.
3. I don’t have a garage.
4. I don’t have a lift.
5. I don’t know anyone who’ll wrench for free beer and food anymore.