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Originally posted by baddog
man you are too funny. First off, that picture you provided, would you mind pointing out what exactly is H-D there, because I sure can't see it.
And no, H-D was bought by AMF in 1970, and bought back by the grandsons of the original founders in 1984, it is now an American owned, and publicly traded traded company.
That bike you showed a picture of might be pretty to look at to some, but I doubt that it will ever show up on the streets of Sturgis or Daytona Beach unless it gets there in the back of a trailer. 
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I said I have more than one motorcycle. These two pictures are CUSTOM bikes. The guy paid 47k so far on the last one, and had to sell it so I bought it cheap at 28k. I need to put another 10k on it and ~5k on the paint job and it will looks like a show bike and will be way funnier to run than any stock harley.
HD is a constructor. The only good thing they were able to create in the last few years is the V-Rod. There's no reason to buy a softail if you can get a honda for 5-6k cheaper with better performances.
Look at the numbers, Harley Davidson produces the slowest motorcycles on the market, except the V-Rod. The Sportster 1200 2003 has 69 HP and everything else is around 55-60 HP.
Bottom line is that a fat custom bike will give you a better ride, a better look, about 150 HP performance, better sound from bigger engines (130CI)... and YES you can build it for long trips if you want. (but in that case you're better off a sport-tour bike) It's your baby, and it's why the goold old harley rebels are now building their own bike if they have 40k+ to spend.
But if you are 40 years old, I perfectly understand. You're not a harley rebel anymore and need a slow stock bike
I have a sporster 1200 and had a FXR 2 years ago...
changed the pipes for samson slasher straight pipes. Need to boost it @ 90 HP at least now.