LOL I'm not a Harley kinda guy, really. I used to have a touring bike, but it was a Goldwing. If I want something sporty, Harley isn't the brand I'm going to look at. My previous bike, before this one, as a BMW. I got this one at a steal.
Seriously don’t you have to adjust the valves all the fucking time? That sounds like it would get old fast. My last bike was a Yamaha I swear by them, but I would love to have an 86 goldwing apenscade one of the first fuel injected bikes.
Nah, I never have to work on it. Granted, it doesn't really get a whole lot of miles. I've taken it out fewer than a dozen times this whole season. At most, I just do the regular maintenance, which is mostly keeping fluids topped off or swapped out once a year. This is only my second year with this bike. I got it used and at a fantastic price. It's been pretty much worry free, so far.
I also don't wind it out at the high end. It's a big bike and I don't even know how fast it will go. I'm sure as fuck never gonna find out. The guy I bought it from sold it because he'd bought it with a worker's comp settlement and sold it 'cause it scared him. It was way too much bike for him and is more bike than I'll ever use. So, it doesn't see any real abuse - just use.
It’s a Ducati you have to adjust the valves every 3k or at least that’s how the mid to late 2000s ones were. Pretty much if it gets an oil change it gets a valve adjustment. You might want too look into it would be damn shame for a bike like that to go early.
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