It may be just my opinion but...Hell yes! Its a great bike. 4,000+ miles so far on my 07 and no problems whatsoever. One of the things many folks don´t know about the Softail line is that it isn´t really a true and genuine Harley idea. It was designed and created by a Bill Davis from St Louis Missouri. He loved the hardtail look but also loved long rides. He still gets residuals from Harley for the deal they made. Harley has not really changed much on that original idea.