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Kentor1701 · 07-10-2012, 06:17 PM

I feel like a trader. I went to the Harley Store today to pay for my Rider Course. Then I was headed to Honda to check out some Shadows. I didn't make it that far. I fell in love with a Harley. The Harley Softail Slim. Sorry Guys.

70 Maverick · 07-10-2012, 06:26 PM

Awww hell,....when it comes down to it,it don't matter what you ride,as long as you ride! Have fun with your new scoot!

Lukeduck · 07-10-2012, 06:30 PM

Bike is bike is bike is bike. They all good. The very best bike is the one you are ridding on any given day. Ride safe, far, and often.

El Fenix · 07-10-2012, 06:58 PM

Did you buy it? It will cost you at least 5k more than a 750 Shadow, if I rememeber right.,

Kentor1701 · 07-10-2012, 07:01 PM

Its alot more but wow I love it. I have raised my kids and its just time for me to spoil me. LOL

codyclick2 · 07-10-2012, 07:13 PM

So, I'm confused. What exactly did you trade, traitor?

Sent from my Motorcycle iPad app

Big B · 07-10-2012, 07:34 PM

are you a new rider? Is this a brand new bike?

Aspire7 · 07-10-2012, 07:44 PM

Thats actually a nice lookin bike. Id ride the hell out of it...

rooster_20 · 07-10-2012, 07:45 PM

I feel like a trader. I went to the Harley Store today to pay for my Rider Course. Then I was headed to Honda to check out some Shadows. I didn't make it that far. I fell in love with a Harley. The Harley Softail Slim. Sorry Guys.

Its alot more but wow I love it. I have raised my kids and its just time for me to spoil me. LOL

traitor* and a lot* in the next post Harleys are nice bikes but I don't know why you would post this in a shadow forum?

halifax · 07-10-2012, 09:41 PM

Well, since you came to a Honda Owner Group (HOG) after 7 posts to tell us you bought a Harley instead of a Honda, you shouldn't mind if we critique your decision, right?

Where to start...motor. The HD has a Big Twin twin cam in it, 1687cc's minimum.

Honda doesn't make anything V Twin that big anymore, but if there were a leftover VTX 1800 at a Honda dealer, I promise you it would be faster, nastier, tourquier, more reliable and less expensive to run and maintain.

Even the 1300 Stateside or Fury would be as fast/quick or very close to it.

The Softail with stock exhaust is no louder than the Honda 1800. Vance and Hines each of them and the sound Honda will scare more people than the Harley...that VTX 1800 is a monster.

Suspension...hopefully you are 180lbs or less; otherwise you will find the Softail suspension inadequate and will have to upgrade those (pricey) trick shocks. Even when tweaked, Softails are the least comfortable platform HD makes.

But yes, Softails all look cool, all 564 variations they make of the platform...nobody "nicklebacks" (my euphemism, you can use it) themselves better than HD...there are waymore Softail models than there were Shadow models, for example.

So, you are buying a low-powered, expensive (in every way measurable) imitation of a Harley Davidson motorcycle...a twin cam motor with a huge list of defects in its design and a truly uncomfortable rear suspension with a decent front end, thanks to Showa (Japan).

Obviously a poor decision on the metrics.

Harleys are sold by the creation of yearning for a classic American Motorcycle and the wistful desire to relive a simpler time.

And for that experience, you will pay. Oh yes, you will pay.

Harleys are wonderful old tractors wrapped up in great Marketing & Advertising.

You'll feel cool and superior and have a sense of prestige and rebel status every time you tool down your street on that baby.

Honda doesn't make anything like a HD Softail.

Personally, I'd buy a Dyna before a Softail in a heartbeat...and it would be a carb fed Evo, not a TC. But that's just me.

But in terms of a good comparison, you should go ride a Victory before you buy a Harley....Victory's 106 motor is simply a superior motor to the TC 103.

Have fun!

07-10-2012, 06:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kentor1701 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Missouri Posts: 23	I feel like a trader. I feel like a trader. I went to the Harley Store today to pay for my Rider Course. Then I was headed to Honda to check out some Shadows. I didn't make it that far. I fell in love with a Harley. The Harley Softail Slim. Sorry Guys.

07-10-2012, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lukeduck Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ontario, Ca. Posts: 479	Bike is bike is bike is bike. They all good. The very best bike is the one you are ridding on any given day. Ride safe, far, and often. __________________ Come to terms with the ass that bears you/ 07 CB250/ 07 1100 Spirit with Velorex sidecar

07-10-2012, 06:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
El Fenix Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Dallas Posts: 627	Did you buy it? It will cost you at least 5k more than a 750 Shadow, if I rememeber right., __________________

07-10-2012, 07:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
codyclick2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 382	So, I'm confused. What exactly did you trade, traitor? Sent from my Motorcycle iPad app __________________ 2006 Honda Shadow Aero (VT750C)

07-10-2012, 07:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aspire7 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Orlando, FL/Independence, KS Posts: 575	Thats actually a nice lookin bike. Id ride the hell out of it... __________________ I prefer peace, wouldn't have to have one worldy possession...

07-10-2012, 06:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
70 Maverick Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 55	Awww hell,....when it comes down to it,it don't matter what you ride,as long as you ride! Have fun with your new scoot!

07-10-2012, 07:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kentor1701 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Missouri Posts: 23	Its alot more but wow I love it. I have raised my kids and its just time for me to spoil me. LOL

07-10-2012, 07:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
rooster_20 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 34	I feel like a trader. I went to the Harley Store today to pay for my Rider Course. Then I was headed to Honda to check out some Shadows. I didn't make it that far. I fell in love with a Harley. The Harley Softail Slim. Sorry Guys. Its alot more but wow I love it. I have raised my kids and its just time for me to spoil me. LOL traitor* and a lot* in the next post Harleys are nice bikes but I don't know why you would post this in a shadow forum?

07-10-2012, 09:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
halifax Banned Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 605	Well, since you came to a Honda Owner Group (HOG) after 7 posts to tell us you bought a Harley instead of a Honda, you shouldn't mind if we critique your decision, right? Where to start...motor. The HD has a Big Twin twin cam in it, 1687cc's minimum. Honda doesn't make anything V Twin that big anymore, but if there were a leftover VTX 1800 at a Honda dealer, I promise you it would be faster, nastier, tourquier, more reliable and less expensive to run and maintain. Even the 1300 Stateside or Fury would be as fast/quick or very close to it. The Softail with stock exhaust is no louder than the Honda 1800. Vance and Hines each of them and the sound Honda will scare more people than the Harley...that VTX 1800 is a monster. Suspension...hopefully you are 180lbs or less; otherwise you will find the Softail suspension inadequate and will have to upgrade those (pricey) trick shocks. Even when tweaked, Softails are the least comfortable platform HD makes. But yes, Softails all look cool, all 564 variations they make of the platform...nobody "nicklebacks" (my euphemism, you can use it) themselves better than HD...there are waymore Softail models than there were Shadow models, for example. So, you are buying a low-powered, expensive (in every way measurable) imitation of a Harley Davidson motorcycle...a twin cam motor with a huge list of defects in its design and a truly uncomfortable rear suspension with a decent front end, thanks to Showa (Japan). Obviously a poor decision on the metrics. Harleys are sold by the creation of yearning for a classic American Motorcycle and the wistful desire to relive a simpler time. And for that experience, you will pay. Oh yes, you will pay. Harleys are wonderful old tractors wrapped up in great Marketing & Advertising. You'll feel cool and superior and have a sense of prestige and rebel status every time you tool down your street on that baby. Honda doesn't make anything like a HD Softail. Personally, I'd buy a Dyna before a Softail in a heartbeat...and it would be a carb fed Evo, not a TC. But that's just me. But in terms of a good comparison, you should go ride a Victory before you buy a Harley....Victory's 106 motor is simply a superior motor to the TC 103. Have fun!

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