I have a 05 Road Star & its a great bike all around. Best reason I can give you on why you should get a Road Star over a Harley is you will be getting a great bike for half the price of a Harley & it will last much longer & be much more reliable. Hey, I bought my bike to enjoy, & I have a great bike and an xtra $10,000 in my pocket that I saved over the Harley. It was a no brainer to me.