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Mar 24, 2022 | 03:15 PM

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Flo-rida

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Mar 24, 2022 | 03:29 PM

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Mar 24, 2022 | 04:28 PM

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Welcome To The HD Forum From Michigan, The Home Of Hell And The Greatest Of The Great Lake States :>)

Mar 24, 2022 | 04:50 PM

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Hello and welcome to the HD Forums from West Virginia (USA). Glad you have joined us all here.

Mar 24, 2022 | 07:23 PM

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Mar 24, 2022 | 07:29 PM

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Seven Gables

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Thanks for the heads up on adding the sig line and avatar. Added!

Mar 24, 2022 | 07:33 PM

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Seven Gables

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Thanks for the short cuts!

We have some great twisty roads right out my back door. When I am on the bike the route to the destination is never the most direct but instead the most fun. I called the wife (who also rides, although not a HD) the other day wen heading home and said I'm hungry, want to grab a bite to eat? Her reply was that a BBQ place about an hour away was probably far enough to have a fun ride there!

Mar 24, 2022 | 07:45 PM

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Seven Gables

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Originally Posted by Spartanden

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!!

Great suggestions. The engineer and tinkerer in me, I bought the factory service manual right away. We have 5 or 6 dirt bikes and the nature of dirt riding and teen boys it seemed we were always working on a bike. With that many different bikes I need the service manuals to keep things straight. The boys are grown but my youngest still rides (a KTM 2 stroke and my old cruiser). Great "clean" fun whether on the street or dirt.

I also use the Simply Auto app and tri odometer for all of our street vehicles. When my wife and son are out seems like I'm the one asking trip readings so we can plan stops.