funny i found this topic up for discussion today...because a co-worker just told me that i could get a harley now! he said this because i laid my roadstar down yesterday morning . someone in on coming traffic decided to pass, while i was still in the lane !!!

it all happened so quick that all i remeber is locking the brakes down and the bike goin down on the right side. the bike ended up on the left side in the grass on the shoulder! i had all my leather on so i walked away without even a scratch !! i know i was very fortunate to have not been hurt. the driver was 16 and just got his license!!

well point is that now its up to the insurance company if they wanna total the bike or fix it, and that is what brought up the harley talk. i had to inform my coworker that harley just last year started puttin out a 96 cubic engine, and that my roadie was a 102! i then informed him that if i were to get a harley i would get less horsepower, less torque, less stock chrome, less reliability, and all that less for about $6K more in price !!

i think harley makes nice bikes, but they certainly do not make them stock as nice as some of the metrics, look at the hand controls, they look cheap!! i know there is more support out there for harleys and that there is this whole industry behind them, but i dont ride for the name on the bike, i ride for the ride!!!

the vast price difference simply rules out any debate to me! i refuse to pay that much more $$ for a bike that is notoriously less reliable and certainly not as dressy stock!! and once you've purchased the harley everything costs an arm and a leg for the darn thing!! HD really means HUNDREDS of DOLLARS !!!

besides with all the compliments i get about how good my harley looks...why would i get a real one ????