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Old Aug 29, 2019 | 06:37 PM
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Hello all,

First, thanks to everyone for the reading material in the posts! Good, bad, or indifferent, I have spent many hours perusing. Sometimes with a direction in mind, sometimes without a compass.

Now to the main basics everyone really cares about...

2017 H-D FLRT (Freewheeler) - 1,493 miles, full SE Stage 2 (torque) + SE 55mm aluminum intake (STG II.5), just added "clear" OE header and GEN III SVT Boneshakers 8/27/19

Discount ESP warranty through 12/2023

2005 Yamaha VStar 1100 Custom Midnight Ed. - 3,131 miles, been "for sale" for 3 months, only time it's seen light in the past 5 years is for annual maintenance and because the garage door is open...

A very long fall down a short set of stairs 7 years ago stopped my 2-wheel days immediately with a thoracic spine injury. Weekly visits to chiropractors over those several years got me to the point where I'm good on the Freewheeler, but I couldn't keep my eyes level with the horizon on 2-wheels anymore without neck and back spasms post-fall. Falling apart for a young 38 yr old...

Looking to good "knees in the wind" times moving forward...


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Ride safe...

-John
 
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Old Aug 29, 2019 | 06:39 PM
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