Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:I got told on Twitter to not get a Harley, and not get a Harley as my first bike.
People seem to suggest Yamaha?
New bikes lose their value as fast or faster than new cars. A $10k bike will be worth $8k the minute you drive it off the lot, and that's if you can sell it. Plus, as 'Vark suggested, it's possible as a first time rider that you might drop it, or knock it over, or lay it down.
The thing about used bikes is most people don't put tens of thousands of miles on their bikes each year. It's not uncommon to find bikes that have a few thousand miles each year on them. Lots of bike owners don't ride them during the winter or during the rain. Heck, lots of them just ride on the weekends.
My opinion of Harleys is that you're buying a lifestyle instead of a bike. They're inferior and underpowered bikes. Most of them have problems because they vibrate so much that they end up shaking things loose or off. The only selling point for Harleys is that their owners can wear all that Harley gear and walk around telling people they own a Harley. Every $2k Honda will outperform every $20k Harley.
