Looking at purchasing my first bike and really like the 40's and 50's Harleys. Reading online seems like they aren't really good for novices, what is you opinion? Are they that hard to ride? Thanks

 

Not that hard to ride, but a 50 or 60 year old bike ain't going to be that reliable unless you're willing to keep at the maintenance, and that maintenance is time consuming. Skip it and you'll be sitting alongside the road doing corrective maintenance rather than preventive maintenance. For the typical "novice" the maintenance is a mystery. It isn't necessarily difficult if you have decent mechanic-type skills, but it simply can not be skipped or done haphazardly.

To look at it a different way; would you buy a 1953 Chevy as your every-day transportation?