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I bought my 1975 sporty iron head new from AMF Harley, sold it in 1987
12 years, first year they Switched the brake and Shift levers. The shift linkage was sloppy as ****.
I had a '75 XLCH for almost a decade as a daily rider,lots of weekends wrenching. lol
I had my 2000 Electra Glide for 20 years and 200,000 one owner miles.
Decided that in my mid 60's I wanted to have one more new bike before I hang up the riding gloves for good and bought a new 2019 Electra Glide in Sept. of '19.
She's about due for the 20,000 mile service and just got a new set of Metzler 888's.
Had a Yamaha 850 Special for 19 years, and have owned my Electra Glide UC for a little over 15 years. Wish I still had my 1st bike, a 1967 Honda 305 Scrambler I got in 1972.
I've had a number of scooters over the years but the one I've had the longest would be my 1979 FXEF ... It doesn't get out much anymore :<(
Hold onto that bike...!!
I wish I still had my '78 FXS.... (got stolen in 1980)... Or even the '80 FXS that replaced it...
I Loved both those bikes... but when I got my '89 Heritage, I wasn't in a financial position to keep the '80 FXS....
I've always kept my eyes open for one or the other, but the ones I find are so badly molested by now, I just can't bring myself to drop the $$ on the one...
Currently have 4. 2 Ultra Limited scoots, a '74 FLH Shovelhead, and Pearl, a 2008 Heritage Classic, that I bought when she was a year old I believe, so I've owned her well over a decade, and she will never be sold. Will pass her on to my son. Going to redo her front end this winter, chrome her all out up front, some Carlini Gangster apes, and then she's done.
2 pics below, first when I used to tour on her, and as she is now......
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
