Been riding hard-tails all my life with the exception of one Hondu (in 1966) and one Susucky ten years later. I´ve owned and ridden Trumpets, Beezers, and various iterations of HD´s. This is the first bike that I´ve kept all the plastic on for more than a few weeks and enjoyed leaving it on (guess I´m finally slowing down). This is also the first Evo motor that I´ve owned. The power and reliability and ride is fantastic - and I don´t have to work on it every weekend to enjoy it. In 77,000 miles, outside of regular maintenance, I´ve only had to replace the ignition pickup and windshield (due to yellowing).