Buy A Harley, CHANGE your lifestyle??
#371
06-27-2011, 11:09 AM
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#372
06-27-2011, 12:11 PM
I read the posts on here everyday but it has been almost a year since my last post! I am a 53 year old retired squid who likes Harley's and Mustangs two great American Icons. I bought a new 883 xl in 2008 was all I could afford at the time and get ridaculed all the time for riding a girls bike but could care less.I have put 16000 miles on the bike and ride it to work everyday. I just went through a chapter 13 bankruptsy and surrendered a car but I fought to keep the bike which i still ride.I paid 60 bucks and bought the service manual and the good (yellow) Craftsman jack and due the majority of the maintenance. I love my bike and would only trade up for a big twin Heritage or RK. I usally ride alone or somtimes in small groups 4 to 6, have seen to many accidents with large goups. No Iam not a biker just a dude that likes anything that floats,flies,or rolls. Hell I love old Steam Trains and I drive all 3 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on the weekends. Just want to say I know were you folks are coming from I treat all people like I want to be treated (we are after all human)gotta go now and ride the bike to work! Keep the shiny side up and be safe!
Oh yeah I do have a collections of Harley and Mustang shirts.
Oh yeah I do have a collections of Harley and Mustang shirts.
#373
06-27-2011, 01:29 PM
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I read the posts on here everyday but it has been almost a year since my last post! I am a 53 year old retired squid who likes Harley's and Mustangs two great American Icons. I bought a new 883 xl in 2008 was all I could afford at the time and get ridaculed all the time for riding a girls bike but could care less.I have put 16000 miles on the bike and ride it to work everyday. I just went through a chapter 13 bankruptsy and surrendered a car but I fought to keep the bike which i still ride.I paid 60 bucks and bought the service manual and the good (yellow) Craftsman jack and due the majority of the maintenance. I love my bike and would only trade up for a big twin Heritage or RK. I usally ride alone or somtimes in small groups 4 to 6, have seen to many accidents with large goups. No Iam not a biker just a dude that likes anything that floats,flies,or rolls. Hell I love old Steam Trains and I drive all 3 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on the weekends. Just want to say I know were you folks are coming from I treat all people like I want to be treated (we are after all human)gotta go now and ride the bike to work! Keep the shiny side up and be safe!
Oh yeah I do have a collections of Harley and Mustang shirts.
Oh yeah I do have a collections of Harley and Mustang shirts.
#375
06-27-2011, 02:39 PM
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While a sporty has never been a personal choice of mine over 3 months I've always said they make best **** & git bike . My one and only and my first harley was was real piece of work and I was dumb as blond at the time to boot . Found a 63 somebody had goobered together with a hardtail section tiny *** tank and the ugliest giant metal flake elephant **** yellow paint you've ever seen and my 20 yrs old dumbass bought it . It smoked had tranny and clutch problems was the hardest starting bike I've yet to see , things fell off regular ( like the carb ) yada yada . Got drunk and decided I was going to kill it had the .44 out and somebody made swap for a BSA , still feel I got the better end of that one .
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#376
06-27-2011, 02:46 PM
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mine was a '69 with struts, 9 over girder and a spool front. I couldn't get the Tillotson to start right, so swapped for Mikuni, that fell off few times at speed .....
That bike took me close to 30K miles all over the country with just a couple of dropped valves in process.
The '75 XLH was totally bulletproof, though. Fairly unmolested when I got my hands on it and was good little scoot.
That bike took me close to 30K miles all over the country with just a couple of dropped valves in process.
The '75 XLH was totally bulletproof, though. Fairly unmolested when I got my hands on it and was good little scoot.
#378
06-27-2011, 03:24 PM
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Magic marker there's no regrets that way when you sober up , lol .
