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Hello everyone, I am a 66 year old person that has been riding the exact same motorcycle for 47 years. I have more bikes but my 59 Duo-Glide is my favorite. I miss the old time swap meets. I went to one the other day in Colorado Springs Colorado and if you want a T-shirt, your boots polished, foreign made trinkets, amazing cures for whatever ailes you, bible thumpers, insurance salespeople, stickers or overpriced leathers, that was the place to go. I'm old school, I go back to the days when you had to look through the dumpster behind the Harley dealership to get a tire with more tread on it, chains with three master links in it, heating up STP and dipping your chain in it. Swap meets where 50% of the people camped in the parking lot (the ORIGINAL tail gate parties) I still like my Harleys and forever will, I patronized them regularly until they became a clothing boutique . Everything goes in a circle.
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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!!
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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Hello everyone, I am a 66 year old person that has been riding the exact same motorcycle for 47 years. I have more bikes but my 59 Duo-Glide is my favorite. I miss the old time swap meets. I went to one the other day in Colorado Springs Colorado and if you want a T-shirt, your boots polished, foreign made trinkets, amazing cures for whatever ailes you, bible thumpers, insurance salespeople, stickers or overpriced leathers, that was the place to go. I'm old school, I go back to the days when you had to look through the dumpster behind the Harley dealership to get a tire with more tread on it, chains with three master links in it, heating up STP and dipping your chain in it. Swap meets where 50% of the people camped in the parking lot (the ORIGINAL tail gate parties) I still like my Harleys and forever will, I patronized them regularly until they became a clothing boutique . Everything goes in a circle.
Hi DSKm u have the same bike for almost 50 years? Geepers man. Wow. GOOD for you!!!
As in your name, are you really a veteran?
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