Back In The Day
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6th Gear
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From: Texas
Back In The Day
As young men during the '60's and 70's and being short on cash my friends and I learned how to repair our own cars and do our own bike builds. Basket cases were pretty available and there was an abundance of parts available especially with swap meets becoming popular. Vehicles being relatively low tech were a lot simpler to work on. Paying $50 for a Harley factory shop manual was first purchase made. Skills were shared among friends to bring projects to completion. The motorcycles were worked on in basements and garages during the winter months and ridden until the next snowfall. I was fortunate to have friends with skills including paint and body work, and mechanical skills. Our bikes never saw the inside of a shop.
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Welcome from south Texas. Probably should have posted this in the Welcome section; not really a "forum issue".
As you participate here, you will find many of those "young" men are here, just older but the mentality and attitude you speak of is alive and well on this forum.
As you participate here, you will find many of those "young" men are here, just older but the mentality and attitude you speak of is alive and well on this forum.
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From: san antonio
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From: Honah Lee
Cool story Joseph, Welcome to the HDFORUM.
Not a lot of viewers here in Forum Issues.
Repost it in Harley Davidson Chat.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...idson-chat-29/
And other new thread over in the newmember welcome area to say hello..
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/welcome-area-only-4/
Not a lot of viewers here in Forum Issues.
Repost it in Harley Davidson Chat.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...idson-chat-29/
And other new thread over in the newmember welcome area to say hello..
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/welcome-area-only-4/
Last edited by Jackie Paper; Jul 21, 2024 at 05:02 PM.
