Ok, so I am riding to Sturgis, meeting up with my friends from Miami, these are all HD cult members...they have fabulous accessories...some of them even on the bike...I digress. Anyway, one had already purchased a new street road bob king big bobber whatevertheheck specifically for the trip...good God (no offense to any ladies reading; but can you get a little more chick?). Anyway, yet another buddy traded his road king (which for an HD was a nice bike) for the same new touring bike; but wait there is more. He said that the cost of his 15K maintenance made it a better option to buy a new bike? So I couldn't help myself, I had to ask, what all needed done at 15K? He said the was $3500 worth of work, new seat, new tires, NEW ENGINE MOUNT???? and I think some tranny work....I was gobsmacked. I mean with what you pay for an HD (I say you, cause I sure ain't biting on that bait) and their resale value, I would think they would hold up better. Once I am done this trip to Sturgis, I will be at the 15K mark with my bonnie Bonnie, I am at 10K now....so far I have replaced the front pads and the spark plugs... I sure hope she will hold together for another 5K
(I plan on being buried with that bike....if I have said so already)
