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After seeing the movie Easy Rider I fell in love old school choppers and knew I had to have one. A friend of mine helped me build my first chopper in the early 70s which was a 1965 Triumph Bonneville 650, I enjoyed driving that bike for over 20+ years. One bill after another once I got married, kids and a new home, couldn't ride much after that and unfortunately I had to let it go, I could kick myself in the *** now for selling that bike. Kids are all grown up, single now and retired, but still had that itch of owning and riding another chopper. After waiting for years my friend finally decided to sell his 1969 Sportster 900 chopper which I just bought last year. Never worked on a Harley before so it's gonna take me a little bit to get to know how to do all my own basic repairs. After finding this forum and posting my first question I found out just how friendly and knowledgeable everyone was and the willingness to help. Going to enjoy belonging to this community of biker brothers, with a little bit of help, an occasionally dumb question or two, I'm hoping to keep my new ride up and running for a long time. Women my come and go in my life now but this Harley is there to stay!
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.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
Hello from Buffalo NY
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