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Good evening from Texas y’all,
Im new to the forums obviously, this is my first Harley but my fourth bike. My first bike was a used 2001 Honda shadow 750 and it was good for learning and was very reliable but not a very pretty bike as it was beat up. I bought a 1987 Honda interceptor 700 after that, a very retro sport bike that was fun and quite fast for what it was. It was the first bike I laid down due to oil dri left on the road in a tight sweeping turn in good old Detroit. Now to my new to me Harley. A buddy that was moving sold me a package deal I bought a nice ar15 and a 1997 Harley sportster 1200 sport came with it. I finally have it running decent except for fuel leaking from the air filter, yea yea the common float bowl stuck or mid adjusted. It really needs a new carb. The bike is quite beat up wiring has been cut because somebody wanted to make it into a drag bike and the fuel tank rusted out so it has a new one. Other than that it has clip on handlebars and it’s quite ugly, but my plans are to restore it to almost orginal minus some LED lights and a decent set of bars. The tank and fender is bare metal with some clear coat.
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding. Good Luck!!
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