Back on two wheels after 22+ years with my first HD.
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03-26-2024, 11:19 AM
Back on two wheels after 22+ years with my first HD.
Howdy from North Texas. A little about me, Im a gear head by trade. I rode bikes since I was 10-11 years old all through the 80's, 90's and into 2000's. I got my first street bike at 18. Never did the cruiser thing unless I rode my dads Harley trike which wasn't too often. I rode sport bikes until I sold my last bike in 2001 due to life changes. Flash forward 22+ years and I have finally settled down out in the country with back roads a plenty and they were calling me. Decided to find me a cruiser and landed on a 2013 Dyna Wide Glide a few weeks ago. I have already been changing stuff to my liking and for longer riding including a Memphis Shades fairing, LED headlights and turn/brake signal lights, new saddleman 2up seat and ready for stage 1 and 2 when I have money. Just blew my last wad on Chrome Todd's 14" striper bars and burly cable kit ready to go on this weekend. Just waiting on better rider weather!
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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.
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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