[Badeye]

"Bah, you're 20 years out of date. Not a lot of tinkering to be done on modern HD's. EFI with appropriate sensors, multi-curve electionric ignitions, self-adjusting valves, kevlar belts, etc etc, have all made HD one of the most reliabe bikes around.

The own it to wrench it motto is 25 years out of date."


Sorry, but I disagree. My neighbor has a Harley. In the three years since he purchased it, I've had to pick him up twice after it broke down.

Its a work of art, no doubt about it. However, reliability isn't a strong point in my opinion when you talk about Harley's. I know, I know, heresy....(grin)

[Melas]

Its a work of art, no doubt about it. However, reliability isn't a strong point in my opinion when you talk about Harley's. I know, I know, heresy....

You know, I've never had a bike strand me with a break down. Not the Hondas I owned, not the Harleys, not a one of them. I've had mechanical problems on various bikes, but never stranded except for bad rubber.

Hell, I've put 300,000 miles on a Sportster that never left me hanging. I only had to rebuild the engine twice during that time.