Hi everyone,
I’m a new old rider, having ridden in my youth but only recently got my license. Been riding solidly since March ‘23 and finally bought my first ‘big’ bike a week ago. I went for a 2016 Sportster Iron 883. It has a low enough seat height for my ‘normal’ length legs, is basic enough for me to consider working on, sounds awesome (it has V&H short shots) and is still considered cool by 20 year olds. Winner!
Not sure the bike I bought was the best option, except for purchase price, but time will tell. It needs some work, like either getting it Stage 1 tuned or re-fitting the original air filter, and sorting out the brakes that don’t seem to do a lot.
Still, I own a Harley! :-)
Apologies in advance if I ask a lot of questions that all noobies ask countless times, I will scour the forum first I promise.
Cheers,
Griff

 

Welcome to the H-D Forums from Idaho , Great to have you here ! ENJOY !

 

Welcome to the forums from Virginia....................

 

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.

 

Welcome from Georgia

 

Welcome to the forum from New York.

 

Welcome

 

Hey Griff ... Welcome To The HDforums From Michigan, The Home Of Hell And The Greatest Of The Great Lake States :>)

 

Welcome Griff.

Hope you continue to enjoy your ride here with us on the HDFORUM.

Only as a suggestion, but very important, create a signature line similar to mine on your bike with year, model, and all the letters Harley assigned to the bike. It will appear at bottom of your post.

You can also add a favorite picture to the signature line.

Doing this will be helpful if you ask a question or to someone asking a question. All Harleys aren't the same with many changes and variations over the years.

You can also add a favorite picture for an Aviator postage stamp you see at the top left of your post.

 

Hey there! Visited Milwaukee once some years ago when I worked for bicycle company in Wisconsin. Nice city you have there!