Welcome Area OnlyNew Member Welcome Area Only. Be sure to pop in here and introduce yourself & let us know what Harley Davidson you own. Save your bike related questions for the proper area.
Just picked up a 2005 Electra Glide Ultra Classic with 10,000 miles on Wednesday. The bike has a 95” kit, Arlen Ness Super Sucker intake, and S&S dual exhaust.
Rode Sportsters for 30 years, but I’m getting to the point where I want something more capable of long getaways, and something more comfortable. This is my first bike with cruise control, and after my first freeway ride yesterday, I can’t believe how awesome it is. Why didn’t I have his all along?
looking forward to learning all I can about this bike from all you good folks here.
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 the year, model, and all the letters Harley assigned to the bike. It will appear at the 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.
Welcome from the Pacific NW,looks like you found a garage queen.
She'll take some getting used to coming from a Sporty but after a while she won't feel so awkward and heavy.
I've owned a few Sportsters and still have an old Ironhead,moved from an Iron to an FXRS first and spent ten years with it.
8 years in I bought my first Electra Glide so the wife and I could travel in comfort,it was a used 1989 Ultra.
At first I felt like OMG what have I gotten myself into but after a while I was comfortable with it,the only complaint was the 80" Evo lacking in power for the big bike two up and loaded for a long haul.
Then the TC88 bikes came out,I bought one new in Jan. 2000 and rode it for 10 years logging 200,000 miles.
60K stock then a 95" kit and eventually a cammed 103" with ported heads.
I always regretted selling my FXRS in 2002 to pay it off.
Next I bought a new 107" M8 Electra in 2019 and I'm loving it but still missed the FXR so now I have a project FXR in the works.
Enjoy that Electra,they are high mile addiction rides.
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.
03-01-2024, 04:44 PM
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