My '86 Honda Shadow has a 694 cc engine.
The fact that a couple of upstart scooter, race, and dirt bike makers could bring Harley to its knees in less than 20 years is hillarious.
Japanese bike: better quality, better longevity, better performance, better price. Oh, with Harleys, you get to be part of the legend. Whatever. Keep the tshirts, coffee mugs, and all the other overpriced trinkets that you buy while you're waiting for your ride to get out of the shop . . . again. I'll be riding.
Nothing against Harley's per se, aside from the price, just something about the stuck-up R.U.B.s that tend to ride them only on the sunniest days of the year, and won't even talk to you unless you have a harley as well.
Like I tell everyone, when one of the Japanese manufacturers builds a cruiser I want to ride, I'll buy one. So far, nothing the Japanese make really interests me. The VTX 1800s are ok machines, but nothing about the bike excites me enough to switch.
Aside from a keychain, the only thing I own with the Harley name/logo on it happens to be my Harley motorcycle. It's a hell of a fine, fun bike.
When I want to go a bit faster, though, I strap on the Honda ST-1100, which has been known (in her younger days) to do a laser-measured 137mph.
I like both ends of the spectrum; we're not all tax lawyers with driveway jewelry.