HD Noob, photos & introduction.
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HD Noob, photos & introduction.
I'm 57 years OLD and just started riding on the street last year. I bought a Kaw 800cc Drifter (1940 Indian repro) to learn on, took MSF course, etc. Sold it and bought a touring rocket: Honda ST1300ABS... 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, 0-100 in 8 seconds and 156mph top end. Scared myself silly on it a few times while tasting both touring and a bit of sport-bike style performance.
FINALLY (better later than never, right?) decided I'm an HD guy at heart and so today, I stopped by the local Harley crack-house and rode home on an '07 Low Rider. Comfortable, reasonable performance and relatively affordable at $14,400 out the door. (In Missouri we pay sales tax at the license bureau.) I was thinking about ordering an '08 2-tone but for $1900-$2000 savings, I took home the plainest black FXDL in the store.
I'm interested in hearing suggestions for seat & seatback & exhaust for every day plus windshield and soft bags for road trips.
In the meantime, it's nice to get off that sewing-machine smooth V4 Honda and back onto something that rattles and vibrates!
Here's a couple of photos (I HOPE!), because as everyone knows a thread's no good without photos- even if it's a box-stock Vivid Black FXDL just like 50,000 other ones. The only difference is- this one's MINE! :-)
Steve
[IMG]local://upfiles/36988/14BF4621B4074FED9A54CEFEA2128FEE.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/36988/CFF0AB8528B54282BEF6130B2A791C4A.jpg[/IMG]
FINALLY (better later than never, right?) decided I'm an HD guy at heart and so today, I stopped by the local Harley crack-house and rode home on an '07 Low Rider. Comfortable, reasonable performance and relatively affordable at $14,400 out the door. (In Missouri we pay sales tax at the license bureau.) I was thinking about ordering an '08 2-tone but for $1900-$2000 savings, I took home the plainest black FXDL in the store.
I'm interested in hearing suggestions for seat & seatback & exhaust for every day plus windshield and soft bags for road trips.
In the meantime, it's nice to get off that sewing-machine smooth V4 Honda and back onto something that rattles and vibrates!
Here's a couple of photos (I HOPE!), because as everyone knows a thread's no good without photos- even if it's a box-stock Vivid Black FXDL just like 50,000 other ones. The only difference is- this one's MINE! :-)
Steve
[IMG]local://upfiles/36988/14BF4621B4074FED9A54CEFEA2128FEE.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/36988/CFF0AB8528B54282BEF6130B2A791C4A.jpg[/IMG]
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RE: HD Noob, photos & introduction.
ORIGINAL: smileyelite
Nice bike! Hey does the sticker say Gail's HD ? Just wondered you said something about MO taxes. Anyway thats where I bought my Superglide.
Nice bike! Hey does the sticker say Gail's HD ? Just wondered you said something about MO taxes. Anyway thats where I bought my Superglide.
Yep- Gail's it was. I live less than 5 minutes from there in Lee's Summit,
Steve
