[Poser]

"People who were riding Harleys before AMF bought the company would just laugh....."

Oh... You mean one of these?

[Salamander]

*drool*

[Smokin' Joe]

Or a Knucklehad, or even the old flathead 45. Early model Shovelheads, too. Everyone who rode in those days carried tools and a few extra parts. It wasn't a question of 'if' you would need them, but when.

A friend swore by his bike because it was kind enough to only break down in daylight on sunny days and it was easier to fix.

Mine seemed to prefer dark and rain....

[VRing]

Nice straight pipes. Do you have neighbors?

[moehoward]

Since we're sharing.

[toros]

Nice Pan.

I had a 62 pan in a 58 frame. . Looked stock enough, but had andrews "B" grind cam, with .58 lift, and andrews close ratio 1st/2nd tranny. The front exaust rocker had to be refitted because the push rod to it kept snapping off the arm (too long). 44 mm SU carb, worked great, and especially so in the higher elevations. Ran like a well oiled sewing machine, kinda hard to start (10.5/1 pistons). Put average of 8,000 to 10,000 miles a year, never had major problems. Even the oil drip was cool, because I ran a belt drive primary, and redirected the chain oiler to the back chain instead. (did make the rear rim dirty on long trips !). Comfort was no problem, regular trips from sacto to LA 5-6 times a year, always looked forward to same.

Those who bad rap HD's either are totally envious, or wish to build up their choice/affordability by bad rapping another bike.