I'm sittin' here in Kuwait on my way stateside from a year in Iraq. I've got a little "chill" time so I thought I'd post about picking my bike up on leave. This is my first Harley Davidson. I've had the bug for a few years now and was finally able to get one. Once home for leave I had to wait about a week for the dealer to do the prep on my bike .[sm=confused06.gif] I practically had to beg them to bring it over to the store from thier warehouse where it'd been sitting. I do understand that July isn't the slowest month of the year for any shop and they had approximately 1 gazillion bikes outside the service department everytime I stopped in. That gave me time to work around the house and spend some "quality" time with my wife I hadn't seen for 10 months.

Okay... on to the scoot. It's just hard to put it into words even. Yeah the thing's hot. It wines, it clatters it's expensive, but man, it's a fockin' HARLEY! I managed to put about 600 miles on it in about 5 days. My Iraq counterpart Joe was home on leave with me at the same time. We romped around Indy and out down south with our wives and had a great time. My wife had never even ridden before and she was there for 90% of the riding I did. That was really cool, and I'm glad she enjoys riding like I do.

The Fatboy handles like a dream. In my opinion it's solid as a rock. I have no complaints about it. I did find myself using 6th on the interstate just because I had it, then down shifting because I didn't need it yet. For my setup I think I need to be above 65 to use 6th. That's just from my senses though. I know "to each their own", but I love having a heel/toe shifter too.

I opened this beast up a little bit with V&H BSS / Big Sucker I/ and T-MAX with AutoTune. Holy chit what a night and day difference that made. My friend Joe with the 89" Stroker Evo wasn't that impressed with the choked version of the 96". Now I think he's a little nervouse. Zippers was closed the Sunday I installed the ECM so I just used as close a map I could find. I'm pretty sure I picked the right one because this thing FLAT GETS down the road. Joe agrees and says the same thing. Thier's more in store for this motor, but honestly... I don't need anymore, anytime soon. Zippers is supposed to be coming out with their own 103" kit for the 96". I really like what Revolution Performance has to offer too. That's waaaaay off in the future though.

I did/do/will do all the mx myself on this bike for all the obvious reasons. I enjoy the hell out of it anyway.

None of these pics are completely current. I've got NCOES(school) to attend for a couple weeks then I'll be home for good. I'll post some more when I'm done with what I got .


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Sweet bike! And thanks for serving our country.

 

I thank you sir for serving our country !! From 1 Vet to another I salute you!!!
I just wish we had finished it when I was there During the " Storm ". Then Ya'll wouldnt have had to [&o]

Enjoy the Bike

 

Congrats, and great choice of bike. Enjoy your much deserved time at home.

 

Fat Boy rules. I get on the freeway everyday on my way to work, 70 - 80 mph, is6th gear territory. Mine is stock and like it that way.

My 3 year old boy loves it, and everytime I get home he runs out to take a ride in the back the length of the driveway, priceless!!

 

From another vet, welcome home and thank you for your service.
Nice looking ride you have there, but beware of the wife liking it too much.
She'll start to get jealous and want one of her own, wait that's not really a bad thing, or is it?

 

While I am slightly biased, I say "good choice" on picking up a Fat Boy. Enjoy, and glad you're on the way home safe and sound.

 

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your service.
As a father of two Marines, I know that your parents will sleep easier, and that they are very proud of you!
Awesome bike!!!!
Semper Fi

 

Same here; from one vet to another- thanks for all you do and the hardships that go with that. Unless you're a vet, it is hard to apreciate the seperation from family.

Congrats on the Fatboy! You made a great choice. Same for your stage 1 stuff! If I had the coin, I'd get the TMax too. My FuelPak is serving its purpose and I can't believe how hard my FB will pull.

Stay in touch and best of luck with all your future endeavors!

 

Thank you for serving our country! We owe a lot to our troops. Congrats on the new bike. I really hope it brings you many years of pleasure.