New From Chicagoland
#11
02-13-2021 | 05:49 AM
Club Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 69,898
Likes: 18,579
From: South Florida
Lets see, I havent been on a forum for years. Last one I was on was for sport bikes, but it went dead as Facebook took over.
For those of you against sport bikes, they were a large part of my life for a lot of years. I was a control rider for a trackday org, a moderator on previously mentioned sport bike forum and I was an MSF Certified Rider Coach for Northern Illinois University for about 8 years. To me a motorcycle is a motorcycle and I appreciate them all.
In any event, I have aged enough to be uncomfortable on a sport bike and sold my racebike, trailer, and GSXR1000 street bike a few years back.
A year or so before I did that, I saw the writing on the wall and bought a used 2002 Road King Classic. Its been in a mostly disassembled state on and off for the past few years and worked on, moved around and taken up space in the garage, as well as taken a fair amount of change outta my pocket “fixing” it up.
As of right now its “together” and running. It has a Baker 6 speed trans (I really couldn’t stand the 5 speed) and stage 2 screaming eagle work done.
I had it custom painted(Tank, fenders, side panels) I also made it “unclassic” and put hard bags on. I didnt like that I couldn’t lock the bags.
I really dont know a lot about Harleys, but I still love motorcycling, even when Im not going into turn one with my hair on fire.
At any rate, hoping to learn something and use this forum to keep this bike on the road for years to come. Im actually gonna ride this thing once the weather breaks.
Maybe meet some other riders from Chicagoland in the process. Cheers.
For those of you against sport bikes, they were a large part of my life for a lot of years. I was a control rider for a trackday org, a moderator on previously mentioned sport bike forum and I was an MSF Certified Rider Coach for Northern Illinois University for about 8 years. To me a motorcycle is a motorcycle and I appreciate them all.
In any event, I have aged enough to be uncomfortable on a sport bike and sold my racebike, trailer, and GSXR1000 street bike a few years back.
A year or so before I did that, I saw the writing on the wall and bought a used 2002 Road King Classic. Its been in a mostly disassembled state on and off for the past few years and worked on, moved around and taken up space in the garage, as well as taken a fair amount of change outta my pocket “fixing” it up.
As of right now its “together” and running. It has a Baker 6 speed trans (I really couldn’t stand the 5 speed) and stage 2 screaming eagle work done.
I had it custom painted(Tank, fenders, side panels) I also made it “unclassic” and put hard bags on. I didnt like that I couldn’t lock the bags.
I really dont know a lot about Harleys, but I still love motorcycling, even when Im not going into turn one with my hair on fire.
At any rate, hoping to learn something and use this forum to keep this bike on the road for years to come. Im actually gonna ride this thing once the weather breaks.
Maybe meet some other riders from Chicagoland in the process. Cheers.
Be sure to come to the games section. We have a lot of fun there and get to know (and joke around) with each other.
Now, back to business.
There will be an initiation having to do with a greased pig, a rope, and some hot sauce a little later today.
We have a ton of stuff here, like an excellent mechanical and technical section, Harley-Davidson videos uploaded by our members, humor, gun enthusiast, road trips, a food section, dark side section, great vendors, classifieds, regional activity, and a lot, a lot more.
Now, for my regular welcome to you...
G'day mate,
welcome to HDF. 
I will be your tour guide.
Be sure to read the manual 
before posting 
ok mate?Or we will have discipline you
and if you don't "get it" we will need to discipline you 
biker style.Here is a gift for you…
LOL! “I so funi!” 
Now let’s get serious for your orientation. Go down the hall
on your left to the 1st room. No, wait. 
The 1st room on your right. That is where the commissary is.Then you will see doors marked for the mortuary, skeet shooting, a room where we make fun of In-Jun bikes, and of course we have a
ahh, umm, oh yeah a 
across the hall.We had a BOMB MAKING room but, well, ahhhhh, 1 of the guys just didn't understand Blasting Caps very well so.....
you know.We have our own pub
.There are several places where you can familiarize your self with the
.So don't be a
wall flower 
watching others 
. Get involved.See you around mate. I am going to the commissary now.
**** ON THE SERIOUS SIDE ****
You are in the “New Members Area” where you can introduce yourself and let us know what Harley Davidson bike(s) (if any) you ride/own.
If you have questions about engines, exhaust systems, audio issues, etc… then:
1) Please go to the upper corner and Roll Over “Forums”
2) Then come down to and Roll Over “Harley Davidson Tech & Mechanical Forum”
3) Then come down to the section that would be most appropriate for your question like Audio Systems, Engine Mechanical Topics, Exhaust System Topics, etc… and CLICK on the topic you have a question about.
You will find the knowledge here is EXCELLENT and these here mates are willing to help you in any way they can. ‘juss be careful. There are some “Trolls”, so I suggest just ignoring them ‘ole farts.
See you around HDF. Come often, we have a humor thread, game thread, and a LOT of other stuff.
Have A Great Day Mate,
BuzzCap7
#18
02-13-2021 | 08:25 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 23,123
Likes: 8,310
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, a rough idea of your range per tank, 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, and upwards of 230+ on trips.
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, a rough idea of your range per tank, 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, and upwards of 230+ on trips.
Good Luck!!
