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Hi, just joined having picked up my first ever HD, an 05 883.
Been biking for best part of three decades but never had a Harley before so decided to fix that whilst I still can!!! Sportsters seem the best suited to my largely urban life and my very tight front garden where it will live.
Very pleased with it so far but you can noticeably feel the weight when commuting through traffic into central London - not too heavy just solid (the opposite of me).
The sportster joins two Honda C90s (great bikes) and a 1968 BSA bantam (not a great bike at all) spread across urban southwest London and very rural Co.Kerry, southwest Ireland, hence the use name.
Safe riding all.
Dan
Last edited by Dan of the SW; Apr 20, 2023 at 02:07 AM.
Hi, just joined having picked up my first ever HD, an 05 883.
Been biking for best part of three decades but never had a Harley before so decided to fix that whilst I still can!!! Sportsters seem the best suited to my largely urban life and my very tight front garden where it will live.
Very pleased with it so far but you can noticeably feel the weight when commuting through traffic into central London - not too heavy just solid (the opposite of me).
The sportster joins two Honda C90s (great bikes) and a 1968 BSA bantam (not a great bike at all) spread across urban southwest London and very rural Co.Kerry, southwest Ireland, hence the use name.
Safe riding all.
Dan
Hi Dan WELCOME to HDF mate!! Great having you with us.
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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.
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Hi, new member from London
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