Hey guys!

I’ve been riding for some time, but haven’t owned a Harley since my second bike. It was an 883 Sportster. Since then I’ve owned a Ducati Monster 1200, a little Ninja and my current ride is a BMW R1200R. I have found myself lately missing the more spread out and relaxed riding position of a Harley, but have a couple reservations I was hoping you guys could alleviate. I was hoping the rider aids that they have on the touring bikes, RDRS, would be available on all the big twins. I have had similar tech on my last two bikes and found they kicked in and saved my bacon a couple times from wheel slippage in a turn and even oversteer when cornering in less than ideal road conditions. My question really is this. Am I just being a baby? Do you guys feel that your bikes handle rain, grooves and uneven pavement, gravel and cold roads no problem? I want to buy a Fat Bob, but I feel held back by the lack of tech that can save your *** if things unexpectedly go sideways. I’ve been looking for info on this and didn’t come up with much, so I figured you folks would be the best to ask.

Sorry for the super long post, and thanks for the info!

 

Welcome to the forums from Virginia.........................

 

Welcome to the HD Forums!

This section is:

New Member Welcome Area Only. Be sure to pop in here and introduce yourself & let us know what Harley Davidson you own. Save your bike related questions for the proper area.
You can ask your questions or get advice in the proper sections later.

IzzoQuazzo
HD Forums Admin

 

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Welcome to the Forum from Colorado!

 

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Good afternoon Jack, no worries at all my friend. It is just that you asked the question in the wrong place. LOL

No worries, new people here do that on occasion. I will insert a chart below on where you can ask that question. You will get a lot better results than here. This is the Welcome Area Only. And while you are here Jack, you may want to go to the upper section and read the few HDF Rules we have.

There is a lot of stuff here so take your time looking around. Great to have you here!


Now, for my regular welcome to you...

G'day mate,

welcome to HDF.

I will be your tour guide. Be sure to read the manual before posting ok mate?

Or we will have discipline you and if you don't "get it" we will need to discipline you biker style.

Here is a gift for you… LOL! “I so funi!”


Now let’s get serious for your orientation. Go down the hall on your left to the 1st room. No, wait. The 1st room on your right. That is where the commissary is.

Then you will see doors marked for the mortuary, skeet shooting, a room where we make fun of In-Jun bikes, and of course we have a ahh, umm, oh yeah a across the hall.

We had a BOMB MAKING room but, well, ahhhhh, 1 of the guys just didn't understand Blasting Caps very well so..... you know.

We have our own pub .

There are several places where you can familiarize your self with the .

So don't be a wall flower watching others . Get involved.

See you around mate. I am going to the commissary now.


**** ON THE SERIOUS SIDE ****





You are in the “New Members Area” where you can introduce yourself and let us know what Harley Davidson bike(s) (if any) you ride/own.

If you have questions about engines, exhaust systems, audio issues, etc… then:

1) Please go to the upper corner and Roll Over “Forums”

2) Then come down to and Roll Over “Harley Davidson Tech & Mechanical Forum”

3) Then come down to the section that would be most appropriate for your question like Audio Systems, Engine Mechanical Topics, Exhaust System Topics, etc… and CLICK on the topic you have a question about.

You will find the knowledge here is EXCELLENT and these here mates are willing to help you in any way they can. ‘juss be careful. There are some “Trolls”, so I suggest just ignoring them ‘ole farts.

See you around HDF. Come often, we have a humor thread, game thread, and a LOT of other stuff.

Have A Great Day Mate,

BuzzCap7

 

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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Welcome to the forums from Ontario, Canada