883 is a great bike, my boss has one and I have taken it for spins often. He is a noob so every little rattle or noise he freaks and I am asked to test ride it. Great bike, lots of fun to ride for a small cruiser but it is not a long haul highway bike at all. On the highway it buzzes like hell. Take a look at a used Kawasaki Nomad. 2006-2008 is a 1600, I put 75,000 miles on mine...all long hauls. or 2009 up is a 1700 and even nicer to ride on the long haul. Used they are really reasonable.