A view from elsewhere!...
Wow.... things can get really heated due to personal opinion..... right or wrong personal opinion at that....
I don't ride a Harley, never will, but that's my choice....
I have ridden Honda for years and years and never had a serious problem.... one or two minor annoying ones but not game changers!
I now ride a BMW 1250RT, that's my choice..... I don't expect to have any problem with it..... it's under warranty though!!!
Not planning on entering any rallies in the near future, but have a 4 corners ride coming up in a couple of weeks.....
Also hoping to tour to Nordkapp next year, then attempt a Europe End 2 End, or top to bottom really, to finish that, then ride home in smell the flowers mode... that will be around 8500 miles, am I worried about not making it on the bike, not a bit.
If someone wants to buy and ride a particular bike to do a particular thing, knowing what they know, or don't know about that model, one can advise them, but if they choose to do it, who am I to question their choice?
Worse still, who am I to call them names????
So there, a view from elsewhere, from a high mileage rider who hasn't done an IBA rally, but who rides 400 miles to have lunch with the UK group.... then rides home after lunch..... or on my previous brunch run, slot in a SS1000 to get there.....
Enjoy your ride, whatever you choose, I for one would never say, "I told you so" if it breaks down, but I suspect there are some here who might......
Vive la difference! ( I think that's French!)
Each to their own.
There, that's my thoughts, or as you say in the US, my 2c worth.
Les, from Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland......