I know youāre joking and itās a running gag but Iām really not sure where it came from. The beater bike (1200 Sporty) I used to commute round London for a few years was left out uncovered in snow, rain, ice. It didnāt look pretty but it never missed a beat, not once! Even the ā94 Lowrider I had ran like a new bike and again, I didnāt exactly baby it.
I can only assume itās fallout from the AMF years 73-81 when Harley sold the co and the bikes werenāt great.
Meanwhileā¦ whilst I donāt miss the Harleys, the 2020 Triumph has been back in the workshop three times since I got it!
Then again, itās probably a reflection on older vehicles in general. Hard to imagine EFI and ECUās are going to be holding up in 40 years time whereas carbs will run forever.
Circling back to the machines, itās another reason I like how primitive the LM is. Granted an LCD isnāt exactly high-tech but even the temp control is an analogue wheel, one less thing to go wrong!
