Either your friends dog ate his homework or he is an idiot. The point of an EFI bike is to feed fuel in proportion to the mass of air available in order to reach an ideal stochimetric point (map). High altitude or sea level the bike will be fed what the map tells it. As far as carb'd bikes go I live in Salt Lake at 4500' and one of my favorite is is over Wolf Creek pass at about 9500'. I do it all on an old 88 e-glide with wifey and I 2-up and have never pulled over to adjust the mix, just to open a beer.

 

Tell your Acquiantance that I said that he is full of S#$T! Sounds like he is suffering from Harley envy! Ride safe.

 

Tell you buddy I am sorry to hear Honda is closing their US Motorcycle operations and moving it back to japan because of very weak sales. I guess he never made that great of a motorcycle at honda....

 

I also believeyour friends homework is totally screwed up.

 

Did the maroon also tell you that Harleys leak oil ?

Any recent vintage HD that is taken care of will only have routine maintenance costs. Oil, filter, etc. Now since it is an air cooled engine you need to change those out every 3000 to 5000 miles. Most will only need to do that once a year as they will not ride more than that. I do mine about 4 or 5 times a year.

 

He is just mad because the cost of rice is killing him right now.

 

In four years I have owned three Harleys, all used. I worked my way up from a Sporty to a Dyna SuperGlide and now an ElectraGlide Classic. The total mileage on these bikes has been right at 60,000 miles, of which I have put on 49k. I have had exactly two unscheduled maintenance issues. The spline on the front pulley on the Sporty stripped out because the previous owner liked to pop the clutch and do burnouts. The cam chain tensioners on the Dyna had to be replaced at 30k. This is a known weak point on the TwinCam 88 motors, and as far as I know it is the only weak point on that motor. My out of pocket expenses for these two issues has been less than $400. I do my own scheduled maintenance, as Harleys are easy to work on with a shop manual. You can too.

Before owning Harleys, I owned six different Japanese bikes, five of them used.On thelast, a Suzuki 1100, I had replaced the starter, stator, and two shaft drive components when I sold it at 53k.

As for riding enjoyment, there is simply no comparison! I never found myself getting "withdrawal symptoms" if I couldn't ride the metrics inthe way I do if I go several days without riding my Harley. A Harley gets in your blood in a way no other bike does. Your friend is giving youvery bad advice.

 

The biggest difference you will notice between your friend's Honda and your Harley-Davidson is that when you come out of a bar, his Jap bike will be kicked over on its side and the Harley is still standing.

 

+1EFI needs no tune up normal maint no different than Jap bike oh except you dont have a valve adjustment every 5 K onHD. Your freind is giving you bad info do your own homework and draw your own conclusion

 

Well if your "friend" were given a test with question based on his homeword he would get an E.
Don't listen to anyone but yourself and do you own homework. Test ride all the bikes you like be it metric,Harley or whateverand that will give you the best idea of what you'll be happy with not what people tell you you'll be happy with. Good luck on you quest.