How dependable is your Harley?
How dependable is your Harley?
What are some of the common problems you guys run into on your Harleys?
My wife and I are looking at a 2011 Wide Glide and I wanted to check with the experts to make sure we would be getting into something that isn't going to cause us a lot of problems and would be up for some longer roadtrips.
Any feedback is appreciated!
My wife and I are looking at a 2011 Wide Glide and I wanted to check with the experts to make sure we would be getting into something that isn't going to cause us a lot of problems and would be up for some longer roadtrips.
Any feedback is appreciated!
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Except for isolated instances a new (or any late model that was taken care of) will run trouble free. I've put 25k on my '09 Ultra in less than 2 year with no issues. I'd ride it anywhere and never worry about it.
What kind of bike are you coming from?
What kind of bike are you coming from?
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: western Montana
I've never really had any problems with my Dyna while traveling that I can think of,but then I always go over the bike real well and fix/replace anything questionable.
Most of the long trips I took were while I was single,and it was just me.for 2-up traveling I'd strongly consider one of the bigger touring models,especially if you are buying a bike.
Most of the long trips I took were while I was single,and it was just me.for 2-up traveling I'd strongly consider one of the bigger touring models,especially if you are buying a bike.
Admittedly, all of my experience is with Sport bikes, I've been riding for 15 years. So when I refer to long trips, that would be long to me. We live in Arkansas which has a ton of great riding areas on up into Missouri or Oklahoma that my wife and I would like to hit for weekend trips and whatnot. Anything over a couple of hours on my old R1 was out of the question unless we were just tooling around the backroads having fun.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,476
Likes: 193
From: Las Vegas, NV
Admittedly, all of my experience is with Sport bikes, I've been riding for 15 years. So when I refer to long trips, that would be long to me. We live in Arkansas which has a ton of great riding areas on up into Missouri or Oklahoma that my wife and I would like to hit for weekend trips and whatnot. Anything over a couple of hours on my old R1 was out of the question unless we were just tooling around the backroads having fun.
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