After doing some thinking my least reliable bike has been...gasp, my 2002 Bonneville America. I had it for 7 years until one foggy morning I wrecked in to the back of a pick up. But what made it unreliable was for 2 years of that 7 it would shudder act like it was starving for gas. Once I even rode it to Ga rally in that condition. It stopped along I-44 and I called the dealer in Little Rock asking for help. I always thought it was fuel related or had something to do w overflow hose. I got it going again and made it to Ga. and on the way back to Ok. But had to stop again on the way back and took the tank off behind a gas station and checked overflow line. The dealer didn't know what was wrong and finally from tech section here I learned it might be ignition coil. Ordered a new one and had dealer put it in and no more problem. But 2 years out of seven is a long time to have a problem.


"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown