Hello from Milwaukee!!
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06-07-2020 | 12:14 AM
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Hello from Milwaukee!!
Hello everyone,
I am new to the site but have went to various sites to find answers for problems, that kind of thing and decided to join. A little history on myself, my roommate picked up a 2005 883 sporster last year for a sweet deal and at the time my budget was only a thousand so I grabbed a 2004 Ninja 250. Now mind you we have been life long friends and drove
motorcycles in our younger years but prior to last year in had been atleast 20 years since either of us had. The Sporster was both of ours first experience owning one. Anyways, I just grabbed a 2004 Sporster 1200 that was a bike originally bought for a buddy of ours Wife but she never drove it so it had been sitting for 2 years with out being rode. It's got 34000 miles on it and I'm running into trouble getting it squared away. Just wanted 2 say Hello to everyone.....now I'm back 2 searching 2 see if I can find answers that I need!!! If not, please keep your eyes open for new questions, lol (cannot get clutch set right for the life of me-hoping it isn't cashed, lol) I look forward to meeting you all and sharing what I know and learning as well. Sorry if I was long winded, take care.
I am new to the site but have went to various sites to find answers for problems, that kind of thing and decided to join. A little history on myself, my roommate picked up a 2005 883 sporster last year for a sweet deal and at the time my budget was only a thousand so I grabbed a 2004 Ninja 250. Now mind you we have been life long friends and drove
motorcycles in our younger years but prior to last year in had been atleast 20 years since either of us had. The Sporster was both of ours first experience owning one. Anyways, I just grabbed a 2004 Sporster 1200 that was a bike originally bought for a buddy of ours Wife but she never drove it so it had been sitting for 2 years with out being rode. It's got 34000 miles on it and I'm running into trouble getting it squared away. Just wanted 2 say Hello to everyone.....now I'm back 2 searching 2 see if I can find answers that I need!!! If not, please keep your eyes open for new questions, lol (cannot get clutch set right for the life of me-hoping it isn't cashed, lol) I look forward to meeting you all and sharing what I know and learning as well. Sorry if I was long winded, take care.
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06-07-2020 | 06:36 AM
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06-07-2020 | 06:51 AM
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From: Spartan Country, Michigan
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan!
I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. 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, 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.
Good Luck!!
I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. 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, 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.
Good Luck!!
