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i can relate. Not my first Harley, 3rd actually. But the last 10 years I spent time on just about everything else. Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, BMW, Triumph, and Ducati. After a year or so on each, something else was calling. This one is a keeper. I have no nagging urge to sell or trade up for something else. For me that's big. I love this bike. Mind you I'll probably have invested a few bikes worth of cash into it before I'm done
Even though Harley's are extremely popular I still think that they are the most underrated motorcycle on the market.
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