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Originally Posted by sc00ter

I like the Indians. Only model I have ridden was a Roadmaster. I could NEVER spend Roadmaster money on a bike, I'm not that customer. Now I could get behind a Scout if I got the bike itch again. My only Harley experience was a restored AMF era Harley. It was fun but again, not my thing.

I'm not into Mystique or whatever Harley is selling. A Harley Tour Glide with fairing, saddlebags and rear trunk goes about $30k. A Kawasaki Vulcan Voyager V-Twin equipped with the same cargo carriers goes for $20k. It doesn't have all the electronic wizardry and GPS but I wouldn't care. 10 large is ten large. I've lived with less for numerous trips.

At that the base price of a Honda Gold Wing or BMW K1600 is less than a Tour Glide or any Indian Tour bike.

Crazy money.

I went away for seven days last year on a 1983 Kawasaki Spectre with throw over saddle bags for $60.00 and a $5.00 backpack bungeed to the seat. I had enough to change undies, socks and T shirts nightly, razor and toiletries, Extra pants, shoes and a CPAP machine. 800 miles later I was smiling and had zero trouble.