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Took the MSF course New Years in 2023, did some riding around on my kid's bike from time to time, and ended up buying it from him when he wanted to save up money for a new car. It's a 04 Fatboy FLSTFI with just over 60,000 miles on it, only paid a few grand for it so figured it was a good deal and a bike for me to learn on. So far I've dumped a ton of $ and time into it doing upgrades etc, but I'm loving it. I always thought I wanted a big touring bike but after riding the Fatboy, I'm thinking I'm gonna keep it on the road as long as I can. The day after I bought it I took it to the dealership and told them to go over it bolt by bolt and let me know anything that needed to be done. New tires, new brakes, still gotta get new bars on it and new grips, waiting for a security fob and extra keys to come in as well. I've ordered Legends rear suspension and will eventually do the front as well with Legends. Got Viking bags and a Saddlemen seat on the way. Had the shop check the cam chain tensioner and luckily it was swapped with a screaming eagle billet, and the tech thinks it may have aftermarket cams since the rivets for the cam plate cover aren't stock, but I didn't want to pay them extra to dig into it just to check. Also, have a new headlight and blinkers coming from Eagle Lights, which should be here soon.
Also working on getting a service manual printed out, and I've started keeping track of all the services the shop and I have done.
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.
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.
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