I belong to Harley owner group M/C. in Austin, Tx. I've always had a motorcycle of one make or another, mostly BMWs, Triumph,BSAs,Moto Guzzis, Richman , 1 yamaha and 1 kawasaki. There was always someone who thought that his bike was better. I rode all my life for my pleasure. I finally did something that I never thought I'd ever do. I bought a harley davidson. I'll never be a posser with a Doo Rag wrapped around my head or a filthy dirty denim jacket with 50 patches on it. My prejudice I admit. ANY HOWS my point is I purchased my beloved 2003 HD V Rod and it is by far the best out of 14 M/Cs over the years. Now imagine riding a water cooled HD MC to a meeting of over 50 air breathingHD dinosaurs. There is always some bubba like guy who will walk by and say to his girly side kick"THATS NOT A REAL HARLEY" my usual reply is "go tell that to WILLI DAVIDSON" who designed it along with 1/2 dozen Porsche engineers. The big day will come when I drive up on my new Motor Trike Vrod conversion...soon I Hope for the time being I'm learning as much as possible about the trikes. I think the Motor Trike Vrod conversion is the best all around IMOP...