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Nov 16, 2020 | 01:37 PM

dugy40

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From: Ponca city Oklahoma.

Hello.

Thank You for letting me join. I live in Ponca City Oklahoma. I just bought a 2006 Electra Glide ultra classic. Front brake clamped down while riding after stopping. My son brought me a wrench to loosen bleeders. Got me home. Took off master cylinder top and it was nasty. Clean it all out. Flushed the system. Works great now but watching it close. Worried it might do it again. Almost dumped the bike when I turned into a parking lot after smelling the brakes. Only drove it bout 3 blocks. I noticed fast.
Anyways. Not sure if I should have wrote that here. My first bad experience with a Harley. I’ve owned a lot of other bikes. I love this one. I look forward to getting to know you all. Again. Thank you for letting me in.
Doug.

Nov 16, 2020 | 01:38 PM

kel03

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From: Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Welcome to the forums from Ontario, Canada

Nov 16, 2020 | 01:54 PM

squirrelsnest

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From: Alexandria, Va

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

Nov 16, 2020 | 01:58 PM

Spartanden

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From: Spartan Country, Michigan

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, a rough idea of your range per tank, 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, and upwards of 230+ on trips.
Good Luck!!

Nov 16, 2020 | 02:44 PM

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Welcome from New York.

Nov 16, 2020 | 02:59 PM

BuzzCap7

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dugy40

Good afternoon Doug, good to have you here my friend.

Hopefully you are not living in the section of Oklahoma that is having a lot of problems with the ownership of land. I understand Indians are claiming a good chunk of Oklahoma is theirs.

Anyway my friend, this is the Welcome Area Only. I will insert a chart for you below on where to ask technical questions. The techies here are excellent!

There will be an initiation having to do with the grease big, a rope, and some hot sauce a little later today.

We have a ton of stuff here, like an excellent mechanical and technical section, Harley-Davidson videos uploaded by our members, humor, gun enthusiast, road trips, a food section, dark side section, great vendors, classifieds, regional activity, and a lot, a lot more.

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