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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.
A little about myself first. I had bikes for many years before I got married... Then family came so no bikes for about 25 years (you know the drill!). About 5 years ago I finaly got back to riding (my wife calls it midlife crisis but what does she know right? I always had metric bikes (Hondas for the most part), I now have a 2003 Honda VTX1800C.
For many reasons (one is that I can finally afford it) I am ready to buy a HD. I joined this forum to read up on HD issues. I am looking at a 2008 Road King Standard. So I will be hanging around here for a while and reading up on all your comments. Take care!
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