This article by Canadian Zac K. 100% expresses what has been on my mind over the last few months.
I have been looking for simpler, older bike for a while, one that's more of a daily rider than my Norton could be. I love riding, but am not smitten with any new offerings from any manufacturer.
It was really brought home travelling in Newfoundland this summer and encountering a guy on the side of the road with a dead Harley. He thought it was his battery, and his friend was in the process of driving to a community 2+ hours away to look for a potential replacement. Unless an ATV or boat battery would work/fit there wasn't going to be any help there aside a truck & trailer or flatbed.
I have been looking for simpler, older bike for a while, one that's more of a daily rider than my Norton could be. I love riding, but am not smitten with any new offerings from any manufacturer.
It was really brought home travelling in Newfoundland this summer and encountering a guy on the side of the road with a dead Harley. He thought it was his battery, and his friend was in the process of driving to a community 2+ hours away to look for a potential replacement. Unless an ATV or boat battery would work/fit there wasn't going to be any help there aside a truck & trailer or flatbed.