They were all fine motorcycles, and fortunately I've been lucky enough to have
never owned a lemon. My MachIII was the most fun - used to leave Harley's behind
in a cloud of blue smoke
The GoldWing lasted forever, and was absolutely reliable, but all it could do
was to take me comfortably, in a straight line, 90 mph, ALL DAY LONG 
I have derived great pleasure over the years denigrating Harley D's
Now I own a 2002 Dyna LowRider AND a 2003 Softail Heritage Classic. I've already put 6000 mi on the LowRider and more than 10000 mi. on the Softail. In June of 2005, I drove the Softail out to San Diego and back (from Champaign, IL). It was AWESOME! More comfortable than the Goldwing, totally reliable, burned no oil, sounded great, and handled beautifully. Got passed by lots of squids on cheap, but VERY fast japanese crotch-rockets. BFD! I can go faster, assholes - head down!!
Anyway, I love my Harleys. They are well-built, solid, and reliable. The engines are smooth, and sound great! Most importantly though, they are WORKS OF ART
Irony: This August, in Rantoul, I made the mistake of parking the Softail too close to Drop Zone Row, so it got hit by a couch on the final night
Rear fender got wrinkled up. It was very sad
But that's a whole 'nother story ... 
