All about the maintenance. You need to be on top of the older bikes, every time you go for a ride take notice of what she is telling you. This will always lead to the next fix. You hear something rattling, find out what it is OR wait until if comes flying off the bike!??!?! Money helps, back when I started all of this, a dead battery was a catastrophic happening because who the F had money for a new one. It is nice to be able to diagnose the issue and then have the cash to do what needs doing. Shoe string budgets do not work. Best bet is to buy a known bike, something you know is a runner. I don't care what anyone tells you, a $2k Shovel that has been sitting in a corner for 10 years is not a good deal. She will bleed you dry for at least another $5k before she becomes reliable.

Did someone say something about Irish girls?!?!?!?!??!?!?!

 

i bought my 80 lowrider in 84 off the original owner for $6500 au. and still have it with only 17000 .klms my neighbour only last week asked if i wanted to sell it.starts first go and runs perfect

 

throw away the -LIVE TO RIDE - shirts dude

 

cheers guys i ended up getting a 1979 fxs lowrider 22000 miles and very standard except for a pair of mufflers and some god awful handlebars ,, and my plan is to use it for just cruising around the scottish highlands ,,,,,the fxr is the corner demon ,,

 

congratulations, great bike! but it didn't happen without pictures, haha

 

congrats! 80" or 74"?
Mines a 74

 

its an 80" cant get pics as the bike is stuck down in england and the hole of scottland is still in lockdown so it might take a while to get it ( BUGGER)

 

Throw 'em My Way
Real , Old, Harley **** is getting to be worth something...
I see yer View tho... all "Loyal" H-D folks that think the Shovelhead [some say Panhead] was the last real Harley...hate the Marketing from the Mid '80's....
Lucky me ... Harley Only, Sanctioned drag racing, was just getting a foothold then also!!!!

 

Got one that would be real popular with the BLM crowd today, remember back in the day a Tee that had a comment about searching for a " skinny " individual to be a Harley belt drive ? Got the feeling some of my old tee's would get me jailed or shot today.

 

Personally I kinda like the old LTR **** to an extent.. my 77 has a couple of badges....