Originally Posted by Veekness

To me, the whole deal is that it's all about me, the bike, and the road. When I consider getting another bike...rare tho it may be...I ponder how the new bike will enhance that basic relationship. Plain and simple.

Having a vent in the fairing will not enhance my experience. Easier access to storage, although convenient, will not enhance that experience. Having state of the art CERTAINLY will not enhance that experience, and may detract from it. So, the new 2014's really don't appeal to me in that I would have to go into debt to own one.

What DOES enhance the experience are things that increase reliability, improve handling, set me lower into the bike, because the whole thing really hasn't changed for me since the early days of the late sixties. Hell, turn signals don't enhance the experience for me, we didn't have them then.

Going to my current bike absolutely increased our pleasure. It's a 2006 FLXH, more in line with our motorcycling needs. The only things that have occurred in the Harley world since that time that would improve things are the hydraulic cam tensioning system and oil pump that would improve engine reliability and the new frame that reduces squirm and improves handling. I can modify my current machine to incorporate those for a WHOLE lot less than going into debt for a new one. The six-speed tranny? To me, not that big of a deal. I travel at 65-70 MPH, a little less than 3,000, that's the RPM that I expect the bike to be at, not being a twinky newby, not worth the price tag to me. Would be nice to have a tour pack...easily added, again, far cheaper than a new bike. Yes, it would be nice to have that lump sum of disposable cash to be able to handle those all at once, but I don't, in the meantime, we're enjoying that motorcycle...no need for a newer one.

Now, back in the early to mid eighties, the MoCo came out with a total game changer, going from a leaky, undependable shovelhead engine to what was, in my opinion, the very finest engine they've ever built...the Evolution. THAT would have been worth upgrading for! Since then, they took a step backward with the current Twinky engine...considering the additional cam follower problems, they did finally improve on that, but it's not completely cured yet...the only cure is gear drive, and they can't do that for several reasons, ie governmental restrictions. For me, a good reliable Evo dresser would do just as fine a job as my current ride, but it just worked out that I got my 2006 SG, it'll do. When it's time, I'll do the work on it to improve my experience, won't need a new bike to do it. No need to keep up with Johnny Skull Face Mask here!!!!

Originally Posted by Hecklerboy

Not me. I love my 2011 SG.
Plus they don't make the new ones in White Hot Denim.
I fell in love with the color as soon as I saw it.

Originally Posted by Smitty79

+1!!! I love my white hot denim 11 SG. I've never seen another one in Houston and everywhere I go people ask about where I got it painted at. Nobody believes it's a stock paint job.