Good for you-you'll love it! My RK is the first bike I have ever owned-if I can do it anyone can. Just take your time and you'll have the best time on your RK.

 

No one else said it so I will.

Take either the MSF Basic Rider course or the Harley Rider's Edge before you take that new bike out into traffic.

Good luck

 

Keep on reading and posting here. You will have a million questions and dreams before you take delivery.

I hope we can share in the excitement. Ask questions here and avoid costly errors in the future.

Congrats on taking the HD step.

 

[sm=goodidea.gif] ... and take it before you get your bike - you got plenty of time now (weather notwithstanding)... if you take the Harley course it'll likely be on a Buell Blast which is perfect for learning the basics. If you take the MSF course through your state or however it might otherwise be administered you're likely to end up on a little YamaHonda of some sort or another. You don't want to take the course on a 750 lb cruiser... if you're gonna drop something, make sure it's not your brand new $20,000 scoot.

My 03 Road King was my reintroduction to Harleys after a 10 year layoff... took a little while to reaquaint myself with the handling characteristics - but after that I haven't looked back. And if ya buy a some leather for the Mrs as a token of your appreciation you'll be off to a good start...

 

Congratulations! You must live in the frozen north to wait until March for delivery. Welcome aboard.
Enjoy and Ride Safe!

 

Congratulations RK#1 on your Road King and welcome to the forum. I wholeheartedly endorse what AK_Hog_Herder & lenrough suggested, if you haven't already, sign up for the MSF course or Rider's Edge and take opportunity for extra drills. Also, and even more important for results, I cannot recommend strong enough that you get a copy of Ride Like A Pro, by Jerry, the "Motorman" Paladino http://www.ridelikeapro.com/ for the best of the best in motorcycle riding safety courses. Take that DVD and watch it over and over and then get out there in a vacant parking lot and start going through the drills. Do this before you put much time on the road and you'll be forever glad you did. You made one hell of a great choice for a motorcycle; now just get Ride Like A Pro, take your basic MSF course and prepare for the ear-to-ear grin that comes with the slightest thought of riding.

Good luck and safe riding,

axe11

 

C O N G R A T S !

Get ahead of the curve and take the MSF course and get the Ride Like a Pro IV.

 

thx all for the suport bike course might be out till after I get the bike in march its 30-c up here in the deep freeze oops I mean canada,the dvd idea sounds good though.thx guys ride safe.

 

Welcome to the boards !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy, I just purchased my 1st HD also. Had it about a month and LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

RK#1 - Congrats on your purchase. My wife finally got tired of my crying and whining and let me buy one last year too!

The RKC's are incredible bikes and I can't agree enough with what everyone else has said about signing up for a course. I took the ABATE class locally and now couldn't imagine getting on a bigger bike without the class to help me better understand what I was getting into.

OH...and pick up an accessory catalog at your dealer...you're gonna start chroming as soon as you leave the shop.