I've owned 10 Harleys in my life that were for my use (still have one), and my wife has had one (and she still owns it and wants to keep it). Thank goodness she gets attached to things, or I'd have been replaced long ago! I bought my first one 28 years ago. I've added it up, and have put 450,000 miles on bikes in my lifetime, and over 400,000 of those are on my Harleys. Never once did one leave me stranded on a trip. I'm not saying I never had to stop to fix something, but I've had to do that to the Slingshot too. I have had 3 leaks on mine total (all ten bikes), and they weren't that bad to fix. Some of mine had up to in the 90,000s when I sold them. Wife's had 2 oil leaks, but we've had it since 2005 (new then) and it has over 54,000 miles on it. In the old days it likely was an issue. I've had more oil leaks on my Slingshot from the angle drive alone than any single Harley I owned. Choke that down anyone who chooses to bash.
Just to be clear, nothing leaks oil in the garage now..... not even my 1994 Z71. But I'm a maintenance nut. I just get tired of the Slingshot people bashing Harley, and the Harley people bashing the Slingshot. I have more fun recently (in the last 2 years) with the SS, but I don't plan to sell the Harleys at this point. Both are fun, all of them are paid for, and if I have to explain more, you wouldn't understand.
And Y'all wonder why the HD people don't accept ya. Sad really, I see both sides and understand. Bashing comes from both sides, and it's really hard sometimes (like this) to stay neutral. I love them both. I'm sure that @Tripod knows just what I'm talking about....
Easy to say, right? Honestly, I don't hear much in person. Most are friendly enough in person, on both sides of the choosing. I'm usually in the Sling more, but normally have a Harley shirt on so maybe that helps. But on the forums in general, if a Harley is mentioned here it's usually being bashed on. Go to a Harley forum, if a Slingshot is mentioned more often than not it gets bashed there. Me, I love them both. I've only ridding the big framed FLH bikes for myself, mostly Road Kings since they came out in 1994. Electra Glides before that. At 6'4", I just don't fit well on many of the others. I still love the Harleys, would likely consider an Indian if I were looking today, and respect the other bikes even though I don't really want to own any of the others for a road bike. But that's just me. I love old muscle cars and pickups, but also the newer Camaro SS, Challenger, and 'Vette. I love shooting AK47, AR15, and handguns, and may or may not own several. 
But the AK guys bash the AR, and that goes the other way too. Muscle cars are best on their forums, but not if you go to a 'Vette forum. I would guess that on the Gold Wing forum they bash Harley, but I've never went there. I get why someone would ride a Gold Wing, and I've been on a few of them in my time, but they just aren't for me.
