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I'm just getting into riding as an old fart. I toyed around with it when I was younger, but family situations took precedence up until my son left the nest. Now he's back, got his MC endorsement, and we co-own a 2019 Softail Slim. He's the sole rider at the moment because I still need to take the MSF course for my MC endorsement, but that will be happening soon. Once that happens I'll probably need to obtain my own bike, since his butt has been permanently affixed to the Slim ever since the weather started warming up, and I'm afraid it will need to be surgically removed.
Looking forward to several years of uncaged enjoyment!
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Take to an office supply store and have them put a spiral binder in place of the glued binder. That will let the manuals lay flat on your bench. 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.
I'm just getting into riding as an old fart. I toyed around with it when I was younger, but family situations took precedence up until my son left the nest. Now he's back, got his MC endorsement, and we co-own a 2019 Softail Slim. He's the sole rider at the moment because I still need to take the MSF course for my MC endorsement, but that will be happening soon. Once that happens I'll probably need to obtain my own bike, since his butt has been permanently affixed to the Slim ever since the weather started warming up, and I'm afraid it will need to be surgically removed.
Looking forward to several years of uncaged enjoyment!
Thanks for the info! One of the great things about this bike is the 5 gallon fuel tank. On my son's short commute the gauge barely moves all week unless he goes off on a joyride somewhere. I use the same app and record fuel consumption and mileage on all my vehicles. One thing I wish we could have got was the maintenance records from the previous owner, but it was purchased CPO from a trusted dealer so we still have a short warranty. We will be maintaining records for sure.
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