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Opportunity to try a HD 2 Years, 8 Months ago

My wife and I will be traveling to WI next week where we plan to link up with friends for a day for a ride. We'll rent a bike from a HD shop and get our first ride on a "hawg". I'll be interested to see how the HD performs and how it stacks up against the R*. It continues to amaze me how many people own a HD. Every place we go HD motorcycles out number other bikes 3:1 or more. They are great looking bikes, but with the premium price, I have to shake my head to see all the HDs on the road. I our area we rarely see another R*....not sure why. I'll be the first to admit it if the HD performance is there. Something tells me it has more to do with the idea of owning a HD than anything else. We'll see.... Any suggestions on what model to ride? I'm thinking a Road King.

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2009/06/06 08:55

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2009/06/05 09:31

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2009/06/06 09:09

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2009/06/06 21:07

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2009/06/07 08:15

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2009/06/07 09:59

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2009/06/07 10:16

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2009/06/07 19:29

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2009/06/07 19:41

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2009/06/07 22:34

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2009/06/07 23:05

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2009/07/02 15:57

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2009/07/02 16:05

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2009/07/02 16:08

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2009/07/02 16:12

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2009/07/02 16:18

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2009/06/05 10:07

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2009/06/05 10:49

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2009/06/06 07:35

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2009/07/07 06:57

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2009/06/05 14:10

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2009/06/06 05:36

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2009/06/06 19:39

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