Quote: Perhaps you're a little green?Buyers remorse perhaps? Every time someone mentions Harley here,which by the way,is a TRIUMPH forum, you get all defensive .My bike[the best bike on earth, in my slightly biased opinion]LOOKS bigger than his and always draws more attention, which admittedly is from old geezers. My bike will just touch 160kph his will do over 200kph.His bike will smoke my bike at the drop of a hat.There ya go,his Harley can do that.Feel better now? He also has about $60,000 Australian in his bike I have about $13,000 Australian in mine So his Cost SLIGHTLY more too.Harley make a good quality,overpriced [in Australia] over-hyped product.That's why I would have bought Victory which wasn't overpriced had I wished to buy a brand other than Triumph.Then I would have hung around on a Victory forum not a Triumph one.
Polaris is the topic of this thread You brought Harley Davidson into the discussion for no other reason than to say your little bike looks bigger...to you. Then you get torqued up when someone who has owned both bikes calls you out on that.
This is the Other Bikes section of the forum so yes, it's for talking about bikes other than just the America/Speedmaster. No buyers remorse here I knew I didnt like the 4,000 RPM whine of the little Bonneville engine on the highway so I upgraded. Considered the Triumph Thunderbird because it has a capable engine but there is little dealer support and it simply is outclassed by other cruisers in it's price range. I'll use the Victory Vegas for comparison to stay on topic. The Vegas has comparable performance a better dealer network and most importantly superior fit and finish including it's color matched frame. $16,000 for a T-Bird or $14,000 for the Vegas puts Triumph in a difficult position.
2011 Triumph America (10/2011 to 07/2014)
2012 Harley Davidson 1200C Sportster
2014 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide
