Originally Posted by pajoe

Sometimes it gets a little slow in the Evo Classic Models section, guess there just are not enough "Evo" riders these days.

I also check out the other sections on various forums but on occasion get a little confused when they discuss what is a "real" Harley, or should you wave to scooter riders. It seems some are more concerned about their image as being a "Harley" rider rather than actually riding. However, some of those posts have taught me I do not belong in HOG so I did not renew my membership : my wife an I ride alone, don't attend events, don't belong to any local chapters, don't frequent the dealers and not interested in buying a new Harley - as they say, we do not belong in HOG.

I do like some of the touring section posts to find out what everybody is buying these days, the popular accessories. At work we have several catalogs, when I see a new Harley owner pick up the Jireh catalog I usually tell them they will find more interesting stuff in the Harley accessories catalog. On the other hand, the older evo & shovel head owners find more in the Jireh catalog.

I am not suggesting one group is better than another, just different. Originally I was planning on being a "New" Harley owner too, had everything ready with the pre-approved financing and plans to stop at the dealer on the upcoming Friday, when I ran across this old Ultra that I liked and had enough cash to pay for it without any financing - little did I know at the time I would become attached to it. At first we tried going to events, but found we were not enjoying ourselves, preferred to just ride. I think group rides look neat and there certainly is more safety traveling in a group, but we prefer riding alone, just my wife and me.


on edit: I stopped going to another site because the moderator emailed me that he deleted my post in a thread about Ultima engines because I included a link to this forum (as many of us have Ultima engines). I was told they do not want people going to competing sites. At first it did not bother me too much but when I went back to the thread there was a post that added nothing, just claimed the Ultima engine were not American and they were usually in pieces all over the shop floor. My post was to try to help the individual and it was deleted but the "Ultima is Junk" post was OK.

Originally Posted by Moe horowetz

I went from having several shovel heads over the years to building a wrecked touring Evo Motorcycle 1993 then a brand new 09 twin cam then back to a 98 fat boy it’s like coming home I think I’ll stay.

Originally Posted by Rocco Basi

Newbie over here.
I'm rebuilding an '84 electra glide and when cranking her over for the first time since the build started, the breather dumped all oil or at least what appeared to be all the oil I had in the bike. I know evos are known for sumping but it seemed awfully weird to have so much dump out. Also while sitting ALOT empties beneath her. Curious what the root of this could be. I know the check ball valve, if that is the right terminology, in the oil pump could be stuck and could possible cause the bike to dump from crank. Or maybe I am incorrect. Any advice would be greatly appreciated fellow evo enjoyers.

Originally Posted by Prot

Ordered a few minor parts for my Jeep. I got a real surprise when the main thing I ordered was not in the package but other small items were. In the package was a note that said the part was back ordered.

I emailed the vender with a WTF message worded nicely. Looks like it will be a couple of weeks before I get it. Other vendors have what I need in stock, but I am kind of stuck having already paid for something I am not getting when I wanted.

Oh well. It's not critical and I can put off doing the work for a couple of weeks. There are other things for me to work on on the Jeep in the meantime.