Harley Davidson owners...any problems with your bike?

[PonyDriver]

Many people say Harley Davidson motorcycles are the worst bikes in breaking down and require high costs in maintaining. Leaking oil is the most common problem mentioned.
The people who say this are people who don't own a Harley and hear about it from other people or former Harley owners who owned a Harley years ago.

However, I never hear anything bad about Harley's straight from a person who currently owns and rides one. Maybe older Harley models had problems and HD fixed them?

So, for those who actually own a Harley and is a newer model, 4 years or newer, have you had any major problems and does your Harley require much maintainence other than normal that you would expect compared to other motorcycle manufacturers of similar cruiser bikes?

 

[JustJoshin999]

Got an 04 Superglide. No problems what so ever. Before that, I had a '90 Sportster, no problems there either. Do the usual maintenance (oil changes, tire pressures, etc.etc.etc.) they'll run as long as anything on the road.
The history HD has with reliability issues stems from the 70's when AMF bought out HD and put out s**t bikes for about 10 years. Anything made after 1986 will run just as long as you want it to, just so long as you do the maintenance it needs...But how is that different than anything?

 

[moto1361]

No problems here or from my friends. We all have newer bikes. Just keep up on the maintance, and you will not develop any problems.

 

[bob s]

nope just keep on tightening the bolts cause they tend to loosen off while riding but thats the same with every bike

my foot rest fell off on the highway because of this lol!