New Harley KCMO
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New Harley KCMO
Hey all,
Recently picked my first Harley. Road bikes when my kids were little but got away from it. Now my kids have kids so its time to pick it up again for me.
Originally earlier this spring I bought an 05 Harley Road King Classic with a little over 12,000 miles. Had it for a month and was thinking about the fact that the cam chain tensioners would need to be done. Thinking I didn't want to mess with it sold the bike for what I.paid for it and for only $700 more got a 2012 Road King with only 8200 miles on it.
The previous owner put alot of custom stuff into it. It has the 103 engine and is plenty fast for me. Looking forward to puting sonr miles on this summer. Also looking forward to learning lots on this sight.
Thanks!
Recently picked my first Harley. Road bikes when my kids were little but got away from it. Now my kids have kids so its time to pick it up again for me.
Originally earlier this spring I bought an 05 Harley Road King Classic with a little over 12,000 miles. Had it for a month and was thinking about the fact that the cam chain tensioners would need to be done. Thinking I didn't want to mess with it sold the bike for what I.paid for it and for only $700 more got a 2012 Road King with only 8200 miles on it.
The previous owner put alot of custom stuff into it. It has the 103 engine and is plenty fast for me. Looking forward to puting sonr miles on this summer. Also looking forward to learning lots on this sight.
Thanks!
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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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