Mighty: We like to see differant areas than we see every day and we want the women to come along. We trailer to a area and then ride from there. We then move to a new area and see the sights. My wife rides behind me on my Ultra Classic and Boss's wife rides her Fat Boy and Boss rides his Ultra.
Boss Hog and I generally ride every Wednesday. On Sunday and most evenings we ride with the wives.
Reliability hasn't been an issue over the last ten years. Boss and I typically ride 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year and trade every 3 years. Our out of pocket expense is minimal due to the excellant trade in value.
I admit I prefer the Aspencade for smoothness but nothing is like a Harley with a nice set of pipes out on the back rodes. Except for a RX1 sled.