[KevinTodd]

Man, the hate for HD just shines through with this group. I get it, but I don't subscribe to most of the opinions.

I do agree that the overt marketing and branding of everything under the sun had long ago become annoying, but they are certainly not the only ones who use their logo in licensing to make money.

I also agree that the dealerships are BS. I haven't been in one in many, many years, and don't care if I never see the inside of one again. They don't care about actual riders, and it is evident in their service in the front and back of these places. I've tried over and over again to find one with a decent staff, but overall I guess they just don't exist anymore. Sure--there are employees who truly care in every one, but something about HD's corporate business model must train the good will out of them, as to me it feels like your in a ComCast showroom rather than a motorcycle store.

I've had over a dozen Big Twin bikes in the last 30 years, as many as 3 at one time, and although I only have one remaining (a 1996 FLSTN that I bought new and now has about 90,000 miles on it) I have always had great results with virtually every one of them. Each served a specific purpose, and they did it well. I am not into canyon carving, or I would have bought a sport bike.

My scooters have been all over the country--and the biggest breakdown I ever had was a broken drive belt--and that happened because I was off road driving to a cabin in the woods on a road where that bike didn't belong in the first place.

My Nostalgia is in the garage right now, on the trickle charger, waiting to be fired up and ridden. No puddles underneath, no parts missing.

To each his own, guys. I appreciate the passion you all have for specific makes/models, etc., but truthfully, it's about being on two wheels.

Porsche owners especially should understand this--there are just as many jokes about their owners as well, right?

I'm certainly not a 1%er, but I'm also not a poser or a RUB.

That's my two cents. Flame on.