Well here is my 2 pennies worth...
I bought the Triumph Rocket here in the UK and had one of the first bikes. It is a fantastic machine that goes like...well a rocket...but the fit and finish together with the appalling gearbox and final drive slack resulted in me selling the machine after 500 miles. Great bike but just not that special to me.
I have had new Harleys in the past, and had nothing but trouble. I cannot believe that they can get away with it. Sorry guys, but I think they are complete crap!
Before the Rocket I had had a Honda VTX 1800, and although the ground clearance was useless, the quality of the bike was very good with no faults in a year of ownership...it just was not that special. Just another Harley clone......
I had read about the Rune and while in the US found one in a dealership there and had a seat....the rest is history.
I love it. Yes it's heavy, not that fast doesn't handle as well as the Triumph but what it does have is that "feel Good" factor that makes you overlook the negative things. I love riding it, everybody who sees it is speechless. The quality of manufacture is fantastic and all my biker friends who I have let have a go regard it as the Rolls Royce of cruisers. And lets face it, thats what cruisers are all about isn't it?
I bought the Triumph Rocket here in the UK and had one of the first bikes. It is a fantastic machine that goes like...well a rocket...but the fit and finish together with the appalling gearbox and final drive slack resulted in me selling the machine after 500 miles. Great bike but just not that special to me.
I have had new Harleys in the past, and had nothing but trouble. I cannot believe that they can get away with it. Sorry guys, but I think they are complete crap!
Before the Rocket I had had a Honda VTX 1800, and although the ground clearance was useless, the quality of the bike was very good with no faults in a year of ownership...it just was not that special. Just another Harley clone......
I had read about the Rune and while in the US found one in a dealership there and had a seat....the rest is history.
I love it. Yes it's heavy, not that fast doesn't handle as well as the Triumph but what it does have is that "feel Good" factor that makes you overlook the negative things. I love riding it, everybody who sees it is speechless. The quality of manufacture is fantastic and all my biker friends who I have let have a go regard it as the Rolls Royce of cruisers. And lets face it, thats what cruisers are all about isn't it?