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Originally Posted by davidv-soga
Hey y'all -
I'm an ol 50+ y/o guy, been wanting a bike for the last 30 years, so I broke down and bought a 2003 Honda VTX 1800 in Aug of 06... new rider, first bike...
Now I've never really wanted a HD, but having grown up as a kid thumbing thorough my share of motorcycle mags with BSA and Triumphs in them, the Triumph Rocket III Touring is my HD... it is what I'd love to purchase as my next bike... sporting the Triumph decals, clothing, whole 9 yards...
But whew, after reading some of the posts on this board with what I'd call major problems... just don't know anymore... granted.. maybe it's just a handful that have had issues (trans, oil pump, etc) but was really expecting more ...
Well, I'll be checking back... maybe the reliability will improve ? I sure hope so... I'm crushed right now... was joking with a friend of mine that has an HD and he knows how badly I would like to have a RIII... I told him I hoped it really handled poorly, lol.... just so I'd not really get a bad case of "got to have it"... may not get to the test ride after the posts here...
Ride Safe
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If you are going to let the opinions you see here or on any motorcycle forum sway your choice in bikes you will end up NOT buying any motorcycle. EVERY bike has it's issues. NO MOTORCYLE is perfect. Get the bike that "speaks" to you. If that is an RIII Tourer, so be it. Get the bike and be happy.
