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6th Gear
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From: Virginia
Hello!
Hi Everyone! I have been riding and repairing bikes since the mid 80s and have enjoyed most all of the time I have spent with two wheels instead of four. After spending many years as a service tech on Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasakis, etc I began to enjoy the HD life and enjoyed building and restoring a few older ones and then moved up to the newer. About six or seven years ago I had enough and after spine surgery sold everything and all bikes. That lasted three months, THREE! I picked up a friend's 99 Dyna Glide and have resisted the urge to pick up, what the wife calls an "Old Man Bike" which would mean a much more comfortable ride and allow me to ride for longer than two hours at a time. So, as of now and probably until I retire and have more time to ride, I am happy with my Dyna and enjoying the mountain roads around my farm in southwestern Virginia.
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6th Gear
Joined: Apr 2021
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From: Virginia
Thanks Sloufoot! Have a friend that just sold his place in Salmon Idaho, yet I believe he will be back this summer looking for another spot to call his second home there. What a beautiful part of the country!!!
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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, 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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Hi Everyone! I have been riding and repairing bikes since the mid 80s and have enjoyed most all of the time I have spent with two wheels instead of four. After spending many years as a service tech on Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasakis, etc I began to enjoy the HD life and enjoyed building and restoring a few older ones and then moved up to the newer. About six or seven years ago I had enough and after spine surgery sold everything and all bikes. That lasted three months, THREE! I picked up a friend's 99 Dyna Glide and have resisted the urge to pick up, what the wife calls an "Old Man Bike" which would mean a much more comfortable ride and allow me to ride for longer than two hours at a time. So, as of now and probably until I retire and have more time to ride, I am happy with my Dyna and enjoying the mountain roads around my farm in southwestern Virginia.
Be sure to come to the games section. We have a lot of fun there and get to know (and joke around) with each other.
Now, back to business.
There will be an initiation having to do with a greased pig, 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,
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