This is NOT a "slam HD thread"!!!

My '06 Ultra may very well be my last HD for several reasons.

It's my 3rd HD (all purchased new). Took a bath on the previous two during the resale(s) after my chrome addiction....

Not happy with the EPA crap on newer bikes (afraid it's only going to get worse).

I'm 48 & really dig this Ultra........yep I'm a geezer.

Someday I'd actually like to wear this bike out, build a nice motor and choose a different color..........hey, there's a "new" bike.

What say you?

 

This is my 3rd last Harley.

 

I can't say that again. I've said it with the last Five so far. I will say that I have had this one longer than any other one to date. So far I am real happy with this one..

 

More than likley My 07 FXDWG aill my last one.
The peoples Gov. of the ussr/usa have changed way to much in feel good laws. " Screw the EPA"

 

Dunno, but I' glad I got the 09 RKC cuz it doesn't have the catalytic convertor. Only had them on international and calif bikes.

 

My '07 Deuce will most likely by my last one, just turned 69. Plan to retire soon, won't be touring, my wife can't ride, so a bagger would not be in my future. I plan to wear out the Deuce, love that bike...

 

In '07 I purchased my first road bike (Deuce). Love the thing. Making plans to also pick up an Ultra late this year or early next year so the wife and I can tour in comfort.

 

Nah. I'm trying to figure out a way to keep the two I have and buy another. The CVO Fat Bob sure looks sweet or maybe a used V-Rod.

 

No way, Hell, I am going to keep buying them when I can afford them and need a new one. My next one will be a CVO Ultra or something like that. Unless my wife and the economy says different.

 

The one I have now is my 3rd also. Got my 1st in 1969. Don't think I will be getting another one. I plan on riding this one until I check out or am not able to ride any longer (hoping it's the former). I too am not happy with the EPA ****. Mine is an 05 but I went to great lengths (All the way to N.C. from AZ) to find one with a Carb.

I miss the simplicity of the older bikes and if I do ever get another it will more than likely be a classic as opposed to a later model. One of the mods I have made to mine is to convert from the drive belt to a chain and I am planning on putting a kicker kit on it in the fall.

The one I had prior to this was an 84 FXST with a 4 speed, kicker, and chain drive and it did the job just fine. More than once I've said "I wish I would have kept that EVO".

Granted the new one is virtually trouble free so far but the trade off for the smoothness and dependability is that it doesn't have a personality like the older ones did.

In the past you could get on two of the same model bikes and you knew right away they were different even though they came from the same factory and were built by the same people.

I spend a ridicules amount of time on the road with my job and rent bikes several times a year. If I rent a SG today and another SG in two months I won't be able to tell any difference between the two. That was always my main bitch with the Jap bikes....."They are all the same" I use to say.

Now this is going to sound really stupid to many that take the time to read what I've written here but something else I miss is the camaraderie that resulted from the lack of dependability the older bikes had.

We depended more on each other for parts and ideas and help. Today it seems the only thing we do is show off what bolt on parts we have added or the new jacket or helmet we bought. We don't "live to ride" or "ride to live" any more. With the new technology in both bikes and cell phones etc we really don't need each other any more.

It's turned into a "sport" or a "hobby" for most. I suppose that's fine, it just doesn't work for me.