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Old 04-19-2021 | 12:49 PM
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Hello all. I'm a 46 year old, born and raised in Louisville, KY. I served in the Navy for 5 years, got to see a lot of our beautiful country. I decided this year to see for myself what my buddies that ride meant by "wind therapy". I bought a 2019 Low Rider and completed the BRC thru Harley Davidson this past weekend. I can already tell that I made a great decision. Today will be my first time riding MY bike. I rode some mini bikes and dirt bikes when I was a teenager, but that is so different and so long ago LOL. Trying to do this the smart and safe way, so I won't be putting a ton of miles on it today...but I plan to eventually.



 
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Old 04-19-2021 | 01:01 PM
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Good looking bike! Enjoy, he safe. And don't put diesel in it looking at pretty girls at the gas stop.
Ride invisible with crazies on the road.
A lot of good info here.
 
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Old 04-19-2021 | 01:24 PM
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Welcome to the forums from Virginia..........
 
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Old 04-19-2021 | 01:43 PM
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Congrats and thank you for your service! Enjoy the new side it beautiful!
 
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Old 04-19-2021 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by CrBear
Good looking bike! Enjoy, he safe. And don't put diesel in it looking at pretty girls at the gas stop.
Ride invisible with crazies on the road.
A lot of good info here.
🤣 I'll keep an eye on the pump. I will have my head on a swivel, something I learned on an Aircraft Carrier 20+ years ago and still use to this day. Thank you!
 
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Old 04-19-2021 | 01:49 PM
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Welcome to the forums from Virginia..........
Thank you! I lived in Newport News for a couple years. Beautiful state.
 
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Old 04-19-2021 | 01:50 PM
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Congrats and thank you for your service! Enjoy the new side it beautiful!
Appreciate that!
 
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Old 04-19-2021 | 02:09 PM
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Old 04-19-2021 | 02:25 PM
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Welcome from Nova Scotia, Canada!
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Old 04-19-2021 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by SPopp1975
Hello all. I'm a 46 year old, born and raised in Louisville, KY. I served in the Navy for 5 years, got to see a lot of our beautiful country. I decided this year to see for myself what my buddies that ride meant by "wind therapy". I bought a 2019 Low Rider and completed the BRC thru Harley Davidson this past weekend. I can already tell that I made a great decision. Today will be my first time riding MY bike. I rode some mini bikes and dirt bikes when I was a teenager, but that is so different and so long ago LOL. Trying to do this the smart and safe way, so I won't be putting a ton of miles on it today...but I plan to eventually.


Hi there SPOP, NICE bike!! But personally I prefer in the 1s tPIX above the pink one behind yours.


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




 
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