[Jeff Higgins]

The rest of you may have noticed over the years that while we have a great deal of respect for one another, afterburn and I do not see eye to eye on the rightful place of the Twin Cam, otherwise known as the Twinkie, in the H-D hierarchy.

I now have over 160,000 trouble free miles on that platform. 120k on my 2000 Road King, before it was rather unceremoniously taken from me by a distracted driver in an F250. Not one single mechanical issue, ever. It's replacement, my 2013 Road King, has now gone over 40,000 miles. As an aside, I should ride it more, but I'm splitting my time between four bikes these days. Anyway - like its predecessor, zero issues. Ever.

Evos are great bikes. I see them more as a "hobby" level bike these days, for guys like afterburn who like hot-rodding them. Twinkies are not as well suited to that, and more expensive to do it with as well. But that wasn't the question - if you want a turn-key, get on and ride, "stone axe reliable" bike with better handling, more power, and better brakes, well then, the Twinkie has it head and shoulders over the Evo. Plus, let's not forget, the newest Evo out there is now 23 years old...