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It's really sad that people get a misconception about a bike and it sticks forever. My Harley has logged over 56,000 miles, Has never broken down, never been to the dealer for warranty service and never leaked a drop of oil. But very owner of a Harley Wanna Be always states how bad Harley's are, most of those guys have never owned one.
My Dad had the same misconception, he went the goldwing route first, then jumped over to the Suzuki V-Twin line, jumped then to a Kawasaki and then I finally got him to ride my Harley..... The Jap crap was gone forever, he now has an ElectraGlide Classic. never broken down... never leaked oil....doesn't need any rice....
For Me? I'll stick to my close as I could possibly get to an American made product. Now if I could just talk Dave out of one one those Indians......
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I bought my Heritage new in 1993 and twice had the motor resealed from leaking oil -- but that was because I wasn't riding it enough. The only other problem I had was a loose electrical connection that caused it to intermittently run rough. It was hard to diagnose -- but a cheap cure when found. That said -- I'd jump on it right now and not be afraid of taking it across country.
The Drifter is a really a better engineered bike. It can do a 11-second 1/4 mile -- which is fairly quick for a cruiser. It is very comfortable to ride -- but you have to get use to the rake of the fork -- as it steers different. I had a couple of real choppers in the 70s -- king/queen seat, ape hangers, coffin gas tank, long rake fork, no front brake, etc... so I'm use to much harder to steer bikes than the Drifter or Honda's new bike, which is not what I would call a chopper.
I gave the Drifter to Dallas for his graduation, but he rode the Rode King I bought from Trannyman so much more -- that I traded him the Drifter for the Road King. My opinion was that the Road King Was more comfortable to ride than the Heritage -- but the Drifter more comfortable than the Road King. When we'd ride I'd ride the Heritage and he'd ride the Road King -- so I really wasn't riding the Road King. Dallas on the other hand hates riding the Heritage, and thinks the Road King is more comfortable than the Drifter. Just shows how people have different opinions. Since the Drifter is styled to look like an Indian -- I might subconsciously might appreciate it better than a Vulcan -- which is the same bike under the skin.
To me -- the upper end Jap bikes are better engineered than the Harleys -- but will never have as much of the cool factor. While my Heritage vibrates (Soft tail 5-speed before rubber mounts) so bad that my mirrors are virtually worthless, hurts my back, and has my elbows buzzing in about 75 miles -- I love the bike so much that it will be in my garage the day I die. Then again, my Drifter will too.
The Indians are kool -- but I've pushed them more than driven them. They will hopefully all be sold by the time I die.
Nothing like the old Harley's. You could take anything apart on the bike from a light switch to a wheel hub and buy the smallest part in it to fix the assembly. Small part for the inside of a light switch to a set of rollers for the wheel bearings. Was none of this "you got to buy the whole thing."
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Well that world has changed. If you have to buy something at the "Harley Davidson Boutique" Shop -- you're going to pay through the nose for it. A pair of tank decals that simply say Harley Davidson are $100. Don';t ask me how I know!
I was actually told what I typed above by a good friend who's been into bikes since he was a kid (& in his early 50s now). He's had tons of bikes, all sorts of brands. He drag races a Sporty, & he & his wife both have street legal Harleys. He said back in the late '70s, all his buddies were working on thier Harleys most of the time while he was out riding his Honda chopper & that every Honda he'd had was a better engineered bike out of the factory than others. Didn't realize repeating that was gonna butt-hurt some here.....
Honda has a new chopper out called the Fury. 
Big time rider all his life. Say he could have easily bought a Harley....but why?...lol 
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