in the 80s I was just lucky to have a motorcycle... living in montana I had to walk half the year because I couldn't afford both a car and a motorcycle, and I bought the Honda from the Harley Davidson shop. Some one traded it in on a new Harley Davidson so I got it used with 86 miles on it for next to nothing... i wanted a Harley Davidson then and I would have bought the sportster this time if I could have gotten it for close to the price I got the Honda for, but that wasn't in the cards and my new run around bike ended up the Honda one more time... now I just have to suck it up and ride the Honda... I just wanted a bike to run around town on! For what it's worth I have this bike already
You don't have to suck up anything. You got your second bike, and a good one. The name on the side of the tank doesn't matter. It has 2 wheels and it'll be a fun bike to run around town on. Enjoy!
Originally Posted by randyp
a harley forum recommending a honda.
now I've seen everything.
If this were the 80s, the OP would be hunted down and his house bulldozed and earth salted.
Originally Posted by hd_usa
In the 80s, the OP would be hunted down because HD could not compete with Honda, so some people resorted to violence to intimidate those who wanted to buy a motorcycle rather than a name tag.
Thankfully, people have changed as HD got itself back and won market share.
In his favor, randyp probably doesn't remember the tariff on metrics. Or understand the difference between Harleys of today and those back in the AMF days.
id get the honda. If you already have a harley no doubt about it, have the best of both worlds. The sportster is one hell of a boring slow beast, if fun is what your after.
08-29-2017 | 12:52 AM
