Veej
Well-known member
Hi guys,
I'm Itching on getting another bike. I'm looking at the used market and narrowed my decision down to: Honda Fury, HD Crossbones, or the Triumph Thunderbird Storm (Dual Headlight model). I absolutly love the look of all these bikes.
I put them in following order for looks and my choice of purchase, with some concerns for each.
1. Springer Crossbones-Retro Killer Look- Worried about reliability and self maintenance, with out taking to Harley Spa.
2. Fury- Chopper style - You can't Kill a Honda So Reliability is 100%- but just wandering if I should try something different.
3. Storm- Beefy Cruiser with dual headlights- No experience with Triumph so reliability is in question and self maintenance in question.
I currently have a bullet proof 2004 Honda VTX 1300C, may just keep her with the other bike.
I would use the bike as my daily commuter, I ride most the year, from East Scarborough to Downtown, rain or shine. My year usually starts late Feb to early December. For the rainy days or so I may have my trusty VTX with me, if I do keep her, but if I don't (insurance cost reasons) I would rely on the new bike mostly.
I do know the Honda's would be the most economic and bullet proof even the upkeep is super easy as I've been working my VTX and other Hondas for years. I do all my maintenance (oil, filter, shaft oil, coolant etc) as well as break changes, tire changes to fork seal replacement. This past April long week-end I changed the front tire and with a new one, and replaced a leaking fork seal in the front. The fork was leaking oil for a while but I kept riding it as I knew I needed to change the front tire and thought I'll do it over the long-weekend as I'd have to take the wheel out to get the fork seal anyways so got 2 things done while in there.
I'm not to familiar with HD or Triumph and how they would be in this category, I'd love to just get another Honda- the Fury, but then I think shall change things up a bit as I've always had Hondas except for this vintage BMW which kept having issues and I got sick of, another story for another day.
As much as I love wrenching on the bike I don't want to constantly fixing stuff either.
I want to hear from anyone who have had experience with either of these models, the Good the Bad the Ugly, from the Fury, Crossbones, and Thunderbird Storm.
I could go on each of their individual forums but thats getting bias opinions from current owners, I wanna hear from those who may still have this bike or was a past owner of either of these puppies.
Thanks !
I'm Itching on getting another bike. I'm looking at the used market and narrowed my decision down to: Honda Fury, HD Crossbones, or the Triumph Thunderbird Storm (Dual Headlight model). I absolutly love the look of all these bikes.
I put them in following order for looks and my choice of purchase, with some concerns for each.
1. Springer Crossbones-Retro Killer Look- Worried about reliability and self maintenance, with out taking to Harley Spa.
2. Fury- Chopper style - You can't Kill a Honda So Reliability is 100%- but just wandering if I should try something different.
3. Storm- Beefy Cruiser with dual headlights- No experience with Triumph so reliability is in question and self maintenance in question.
I currently have a bullet proof 2004 Honda VTX 1300C, may just keep her with the other bike.
I would use the bike as my daily commuter, I ride most the year, from East Scarborough to Downtown, rain or shine. My year usually starts late Feb to early December. For the rainy days or so I may have my trusty VTX with me, if I do keep her, but if I don't (insurance cost reasons) I would rely on the new bike mostly.
I do know the Honda's would be the most economic and bullet proof even the upkeep is super easy as I've been working my VTX and other Hondas for years. I do all my maintenance (oil, filter, shaft oil, coolant etc) as well as break changes, tire changes to fork seal replacement. This past April long week-end I changed the front tire and with a new one, and replaced a leaking fork seal in the front. The fork was leaking oil for a while but I kept riding it as I knew I needed to change the front tire and thought I'll do it over the long-weekend as I'd have to take the wheel out to get the fork seal anyways so got 2 things done while in there.
I'm not to familiar with HD or Triumph and how they would be in this category, I'd love to just get another Honda- the Fury, but then I think shall change things up a bit as I've always had Hondas except for this vintage BMW which kept having issues and I got sick of, another story for another day.
As much as I love wrenching on the bike I don't want to constantly fixing stuff either.
I want to hear from anyone who have had experience with either of these models, the Good the Bad the Ugly, from the Fury, Crossbones, and Thunderbird Storm.
I could go on each of their individual forums but thats getting bias opinions from current owners, I wanna hear from those who may still have this bike or was a past owner of either of these puppies.
Thanks !
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