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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: edinburgh , scotland
dont have a great story to tell. yet
but just wanted to say what a great thread really enjoyed reading peoples tales of woe
in a good way. my buddy o so nearly dropped his rocker on the first day hes built like a tank though and managed to hold the bike at a 45 degree angle and pick it back up without touching the ground. very lucky indeed
but just wanted to say what a great thread really enjoyed reading peoples tales of woe
in a good way. my buddy o so nearly dropped his rocker on the first day hes built like a tank though and managed to hold the bike at a 45 degree angle and pick it back up without touching the ground. very lucky indeed
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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Arkansas
Never had one stolen, crashed, or run over. I did however have some considerable damage (self induced) on my first Harley. Had a stock 64 Duo-Glide that I bought used in 69. even though it was only 5 yrs old it was pretty rough. I was a teenager and decided to redo the wiring as it wasn't really up too snuff.
Didn't want to spend the $$$ for a harness so I just bought a bunch of wire and went to work replacing one at a time.
After the job was finished I was sitting at a light in downtown Seattle when I smelled a strange odor coming from below me....I looked down to see smoke and fire coming from just behind the battery and around the rear fender/bags area.
Turned out I guess I didn't put the wire's completely in the clips inside the rear fender and one fell out and was laying in the rear tire which rubbed through it and caused it to short out and catch fire doing considerable damage to my bike.
By the time it was all said and done I had spent enough to buy several wiring harnesses.
OH WELL...Lessons learned.
Didn't want to spend the $$$ for a harness so I just bought a bunch of wire and went to work replacing one at a time.
After the job was finished I was sitting at a light in downtown Seattle when I smelled a strange odor coming from below me....I looked down to see smoke and fire coming from just behind the battery and around the rear fender/bags area.
Turned out I guess I didn't put the wire's completely in the clips inside the rear fender and one fell out and was laying in the rear tire which rubbed through it and caused it to short out and catch fire doing considerable damage to my bike.
By the time it was all said and done I had spent enough to buy several wiring harnesses.
OH WELL...Lessons learned.
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Iowa
dont have a great story to tell. yet
but just wanted to say what a great thread really enjoyed reading peoples tales of woe
in a good way. my buddy o so nearly dropped his rocker on the first day hes built like a tank though and managed to hold the bike at a 45 degree angle and pick it back up without touching the ground. very lucky indeed
but just wanted to say what a great thread really enjoyed reading peoples tales of woe
in a good way. my buddy o so nearly dropped his rocker on the first day hes built like a tank though and managed to hold the bike at a 45 degree angle and pick it back up without touching the ground. very lucky indeed
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Joined: May 2007
Posts: 113
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From: Warren Ohio
Well, September 08 just 3 weeks before my wedding, my fiance and i ventured over to PA to apply for our marriage liscence from Ohio, we were getting married in PA where she is from. I wanted to take the Bike, 2005 FXST, to save on gas and it was a nice morning but a bit chilly. She thought it was entirely too cold to ride but i was able to talk here into it. She complained the whole way there, about an hour. We made it to the court house got the liscence, it was starting to warm up so things were looking better. We stopped had a nice breakfast and set out for home. She was in a much better mood and we were enjoying a nice ride twisting through the country rodes of PA. While cresting a hill with a sweeping right hand turn, the road abruptly made a right Turn. The speed limit was 55, only marking was curve ahead 45MPH. I was going about 50 as we crested the turn and the road turned right out from under us. I aimed for a grassy feild and as we left the road we collided with a concrete storm drain sending us both 50 feet through the air, Totaling the bike, and tearing my MCL and shattering my fiances shoulder and breaking her collar bone. A passer by stopped and called 911, the paramedics said there was a crash their just 8 hours before and a total of 19 that year.
The wedding was at a harley shop just 3 weeks later, and i walked with a limp and cane and my fiance was in a sling and had quite a scar in her strappless wedding dress. My wonderful woman bought me a "new to me" 2007FXSTC for a wedding gift. She even still rides with me, though a little nervous in right hand turns.
The wedding was at a harley shop just 3 weeks later, and i walked with a limp and cane and my fiance was in a sling and had quite a scar in her strappless wedding dress. My wonderful woman bought me a "new to me" 2007FXSTC for a wedding gift. She even still rides with me, though a little nervous in right hand turns.
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Joined: May 2007
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From: Warren Ohio
not real good with the picture thing, i tnink i managed to get on in my profile, will post when i get home from work with photobucke, cant use that page here.
Brent
PS here is another try
Brent
PS here is another try
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