Thanks for extending this forum to Honda bikers, The VTX1300 is a great bike, she has good looks as well as excellent performance. I purchased the bike in Nov.07 since then I drove 820 miles, had my first service last week. A few items however are to be mentioned, the signal switch is a concern, ergonamicaly difficult to operate when wearing winter gloves,hard to turn the switch back to neutral.The fuel gauge would have been a great asset, kind of difficult to switch to reserve when cruising on the Hwy. Other then that I would highly recommend this bike! Karl Boecker