I like to point out that my softail "custom" is showroom stock! The only change I made to it was moving the front directionals off the h-bars to the bottom triple tree. (Bike pictured above is not mine, just same model & color)
I'll never sell my harley, 1. I just love it. 2. I could never justify the monetary beating I would take!
Yep, I know the feeling mate, I bought my 2007 Triumph Rocket III from my brother in 2009, with only 36 Kilometers (20 miles) on the odo. I've got the original receipt, he paid $32,500.00 (around $20K USD) for it, so it was a bargain when he sold it to me for $15,000.00 2 years later, still in "Brand New" condition. I've had it 10 years now and have only done 13000 Kilometers (8000 miles) on it, (even though it's had a major "Engine out" rebuild in 2011 after the output shaft bearing collapsed, due to a manufacturing error) and it's still got the original tyres on it. (I don't ride it like many R3 owners, apparently)
I've spent another 5 or 6 thousand bucks on it for useful performance/touring mods, so it's getting close to having cost my brother (RIP) and me $40,000.00, but nowadays you can pick one up here for under $10,000.00. No matter, I never bought it as an investment, I bought it to help my brother out when he needed money in a hurry, and while I would probably never have bought an R3 otherwise, it is a wicked bike with 140 RWHP and 147 foot pounds of torque, in such a massive package. I must take it for a ride.
