..... Although I'm not that keen on HD, I'm reluctant to knock them, as many owners love their bikes, and after all, are part of the two wheels brotherhood.
I have a number of mates who love their Harleys, most have had a good run (as far as I know), a brother-in-law had a lemon though, traded it for a Honda Valkrie.
Yeah, many of us (me included) at times, often like to take the p155 out of Harleys and their riders. But I wonder how many of us have actually riden a Harley? I have a number of times and enjoyed it immensely. There was / is a certain amount of charisma and magnetism about it, and whilst those have their place, they would loose their appeal pretty quickly on a 500km plus day ride, most I did was a 300km day ride and ended up with a sore bum. That not only happens with Harelys, I've heard ST owners raise similar concerns.
In the end, there's no way that I would swap my ST13 for a Harely, as all of the charisma is no substitute for arriving fresh at a destination after a long ride.
Would I have a Harley? Certainly, if the bank balance permitted. Perhaps not be the next motorcycle I would buy, but in the top ten. On mate, many of you have met him on an RTE or two, has three Harleys in his stable, two Triumphs, three Suzukis, two Yamahas, one Matchless, one Ducati, but no Hondas. He's talking of down-sizing, the Triumphs, two Suzukis, the Yamahas and the Matchless are going.
"What about one of the Harleys?", I asked. "Never", was the response. Either way, I can't convince him to get an ST.
