Diesel --- front engine -vs- rear engine

Daveinet wrote:
I'm going to assume the analogy did not make sense because you and I were talking about 2 very different front engine diesels. Maybe you have not seen a FRED or looked one over very close. The one I saw was an Allegro. It was really a very low end class A coach. But no matter who puts a shell on it, it is still a lighter weight, leaf spring chassis with a small diesel engine. The only people who bought it were those that somehow thought that because it burnt diesel fuel, that it was somehow magically better than a gas coach. You can read the test reports and read opinions of those who test drove them. No one was particularly impressed. It was not some terrible piece of junk or anything, but it was nothing special. You paid a little extra just to say you owned a diesel, even though there was no particular advantage.
So in this person's opinion, while the Harley is not some terrible bike, I do know that if I was trying to earn my Iron Butt, which bike I would choose.

OK don't take me too seriously - clearly neither one of us was on the same wave length (i was thinking chrome).

never heard of a FRED - but some googling shows me why it was a huge mistake for Tiffin and anyone else....less than 6L and only 300 HP ! DOUBLE YUK !

why the HELL would anyone want a Class A w/ a DIESEL up front !?!?! hell put it in the back like all the (successful) others !

just to clarify - I'm not anti harley, I've ridden plenty of 'em & have a great friend that sells 'em here in houston (if anyone needs a connection).

fwiw, I love long distance riding too....Ive done 3 Iron butts (1000 miles in 24hrs)....on the right bike....its not that big a deal, and i didn't take anywhere near 24 hrs to do any of mine....even did one on a Moto Guzzi V11 Sport