RobBA05,
I sincerely hope my post didn't trigger the WHOLE of your last post.
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And quite frankly the days of Harleys bleeding oil like a stuck pig are gone...those I know with them have found them to be very reliable...
Ok, I have a question for you (because I have owned 35/36 bikes but never a HD and I am clueless).
During the past six months I have been planning a trip through the States, which, as I am recovering from a recent accident, will probably be pushed back to May/June or Aug/Sept of next year.
This trip is to start in LA (where I will purchase the bike and keep it in the US afterwards) and I plan to travel in the shape of a back-to-front "Z", ending up in NY.
Dwight suggested (and went a long, looong way out of his way to assist and research HD's for me) that if I am to cross the States on a "Trip Americana" I need to do it on an American bike.
I agree with this concept and I/we were considering something along the lines of a Dyna Sport Custom.
Now, given the rumours/bashing one keeps hearing about reliability, do you think I would be reckless considering such a bike for this trip?
I am particularly nervous (not really - I have travelled down the length of Africa on a bike - that took all the Sh1t out of me, then. 
) especially as HD had a major recall (in DEC) on all the Dynas with the new 6-speed gearbox which turned out problematical.
Any ideas on the subject ... Gents???
P.S. Forgive me for exploiting this thread for my own purposes but it seemed an apt opportunity.
