The neighbor across the road bought a new harley a few years ago, big into bikes and knows his stuff, FI and all the bells and whistles mostly for $28k. Up the road another biker bought a new harley last year and its spent more time in the dealership getting worked on. The japanese bikes, I hate to say, seem to be the most reliable. I prefer simple so would go with a carb. Years ago had a honda CL-350, put a dirt bike front fender on it and the more you beat that thing the better it ran. Talk about easy to work on. And didn't have to put a piece of cardboard under it.
How about a nice 4wd atv to explorer the back country?
Honda might not have been the first motorcycle maker to market a high-pipe, 2-cylinder scrambler with the Honda CL350, but it was probably the most successful.
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