Harley Davidson sucks d---
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09-14-2017, 09:06 AM
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09-14-2017, 09:21 AM
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That is why I will never buy a $40.000 Geezer Glide . Really a radio, GPS ! How about a propane grill and maybe a TV ? Why not just drive a car ? Buy a real motorcycle like a Sporster and get that real motorcycle experience . Just you and the road, no distractions and nothing to brake, usually . You can be riding along and enjoying the sound of that beautiful V-Twin engine, who needs a radio .
RIGHT! Riding a motorcycle is like running away from home. The idea is to leave it all behind not take it all with you!
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09-15-2017, 08:53 AM
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09-15-2017, 08:56 AM
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09-15-2017, 09:23 AM
Totally disagree!
So...what? A rider's so-called freedom is based on the length of his/her warranty?? Your bike is going to break sooner or later, and someone's going to have to fix it? Freedom is choosing who that will be. So you have a choice. Make enough money so you can pay a dealer or other bike tech do it, or acquire the know-how to do it yourself. To me always having to depend on someone to look after/maintain/fix your ride is not really freedom at all. Back in the day, guys who rode Harley's didn't depend on the MoCo/dealer to fix their ride. They did it themselves or had a circle of friends who rallied around them to get it fixed and back on the road. Then came the 90's and every white-collar baby-boomer yuppie wanted to be a weekend warrior badass biker, but didn't want to learn how to wrench a bike, so they figured that since they spent their disposable income on a toy bike, they were entitled to have the MoCo make and keep perfectly running machines for the duration. Unfortunately, the MoCo caved and began catering to these...people. Harley's are now luxury items and the dealers have turned into department stores. Matches most people's definition of "freedom" these days: administered by the government. But I won't get into THAT!
So...what? A rider's so-called freedom is based on the length of his/her warranty?? Your bike is going to break sooner or later, and someone's going to have to fix it? Freedom is choosing who that will be. So you have a choice. Make enough money so you can pay a dealer or other bike tech do it, or acquire the know-how to do it yourself. To me always having to depend on someone to look after/maintain/fix your ride is not really freedom at all. Back in the day, guys who rode Harley's didn't depend on the MoCo/dealer to fix their ride. They did it themselves or had a circle of friends who rallied around them to get it fixed and back on the road. Then came the 90's and every white-collar baby-boomer yuppie wanted to be a weekend warrior badass biker, but didn't want to learn how to wrench a bike, so they figured that since they spent their disposable income on a toy bike, they were entitled to have the MoCo make and keep perfectly running machines for the duration. Unfortunately, the MoCo caved and began catering to these...people. Harley's are now luxury items and the dealers have turned into department stores. Matches most people's definition of "freedom" these days: administered by the government. But I won't get into THAT!
I have quite a few ASE certified buddies and know a really good indie HD mechanic, can pretty my guarantee none of them can fix a faulty GPS unit... No indie or dealer is going to fix this they will just replace it. I personally like the new technology and that is why I ride a 16 SGS I bought it knowing full well there are a lot of things that could break that I nor anyone I know would be able to fix. It has another year of warranty left and you can bet your *** if any of the tech items act up I am going strait to the dealer to get it sorted while it is under warranty. Now once the warranty is up it is going to be a crap shoot as to how long these tech items will last. I have owned a lot of Harleys, this bike is the first one I have ever considered buying an extended warranty on just because of the tech items.
