My favorite road bike is definently the moto guzzi. Kinda like an italian harley, only older, more reliable, more powerful, cooler looking, and the vtwin (which sets like a v8 in a rwd car) is just neat. We have a 1000 convert 2 speed automatic which will put our harleys to shame in low gear.
Harleys are okay though. I like the sportsters the most, the pre 84 iron head (and older designs) mostly. We have a 883 evo thats a decent bike i guess, but the 1000 ironhead we have is more fun to ride. On that note, the 1000 requires more maintenance. Harley has never been a great company, but they have survived through some pretty abysmal times. More then once they have been on the brink of going out.
Some of my other favorites are...
Honda...we have had a ton of them. The last honda roadbike I had was the first year vfr500 interceptor, which was a cool older crotchrocket style bike.
Triumph...If sonny barger had his way the angels would not be on harleys (for plenty good reason). Comparitive models between harley and triumph are a joke. A stock triumph can run a 1/4 mile in around 11 seconds (and its a cruiser)...comparitive harleys are not even close.
Norton...just a cool old bike.
Suzuki (some of them anyway)...if only they would put half the technology into the quads they do in their street lineup (goes for all the quad makers)
VOR...I know, supermotards are not exactly a street machine, but they are still cool, and fast for a 4 stroke dirtbike with streetmeats.
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if i were to get a street bike i would like to get a 883 sportster cause i like the way they look. i would not however get all that flashy chrome and logo trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro. that, in my opinion, makes it look bad. or parhaps a crotch rocket, but i will stick to my dirt bikes and trike. i have no ambiton to get on a street bike and get killed by some trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro driver.
Originally Posted by bentwrench
