"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:3D5Qf.606611$084.226246@attbi_s22:

BTW, what did you have? I have an '86 Sportster 883. Good for
rippin' around the city but it's a back breaker long haul.

We looked at one of those in '87. Went with the Goldwing instead, cuz
we planned to ride from Wisconsin to California and back, and my kidneys
couldn't take the pounding. I also didn't want to be one of those guys
you see wrenching on the side of I-80 between Des Moines and Sturgis
every summer.

I still have that cycle today, amazingly enough, but now I take the kids
on camping trips with it instead of Mary. That bike was made damned
well by some good folks in Ohio, and I don't intend to sell it anytime
soon.

hhahaha......yeah. Harley's seem to have a rep for needing "wrenched"
on and marking their spot. My bike had the new (at the time) Evolution
engine. I've had what I consider minor problems. I had to replace the
clutch but managed that myself without even buying the proprietary
spring release tool. I am on my fourth oil tank now, though. The
mounting brackets break their welds and all the oil comes out. Vibration
problem. It's a solid mounted engine. Oh, and my bike took about ten
years before it started dripping oil. It now drips plenty of oil. The
gaskets could use replacing. But I'm actually afraid to do that as the
engine is running so damned good. I fear that doing major work may cause
more problems down the road than dealing with some oil drips. It does
have some minor electrical problems with the wiring, but what do you
expect from 20 years of exposure to the elements? It's a working bike,
not just a weekend toy.

Over all it's been a very reliable and strong machine.

Brian
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