I have owned a couple of 'Wings...last one was a 1997.....was...gone now....I am really old school..an original 83 GS1100E Suzuki and a 2005 Road King.......60 K on the GS....14K on the Road King......Love the Harley......smooth, great fuel economy, easy to remove bags and windshield, great weather protection from the shield. I weigh 225, wife at 145.....either riding or on the pillion...even with 2 of us...suspension is great.....
Have had no problems......dealer 10K service with Synthetic oil in trans, Engine and Primary....plus install a new rear tire (first one...picked up a nail.....easily 5 K of tread remaining was $290.00 (plus tire).
Would like a 2007......for the 6 speed....yep, bigger engine has more power too....but for this almost 60 year old guy...even at the high elevations in Utah and Wyoming....Road King is no slouch....
The paint and chrome and fasteners (orange peel on front fender excepted) great quality...Hard Bags are too small in my opinion....Is it worth $18,000...no in my opinion....and the bragged qbout high resale is a myth (dealer wanted $6500 and my trade for the 2007......which lists for approximately 1500 more than the 05..as outfitted...And I find that a lot of the folks who ride Hogs are the newly rich......not even motorcyclists at heart....I prefer to ride alone....and the Harley is a nice place to spend the day. When I want to stretch my arms and smile at Japanese reliability, and tilt the horizon.....My GS is a grin maker.