New member Long Island NY. Ok , so here is where i'm at. I am a member on several car forums and a Honda cycle forum. I have a 2008 Honda VTX1300 and love it! But, and it's a BIG BUT. Long rides on the Honda are killing my back and yes, butt. Honda seat SUCKS! I have been looking to upgrade for a few months now but the more I look the more I change my mind. First I was looking at Road Kings because I used to ride one and am familiar. Then interested in the Street Glide (used to hate the fairing but it has grown on me) Now I'm looking at an 2014 Ultra Limited, beautiful silver and dark grey color but the seller doesn't return messages. (Why put a sell ad and ignore inquiries?) I'm thinking an Ultra but taking the Tour Pack off and only putting it on maybe twice a year for long tour rides. I don't think I will need it day to day. So yes the more I look the more I confuse myself. A friend just spent, out the door $33k on a Road Glide. To me that's NUTS. I am looking at spending 15-18k max. Thanks for any advice. I'm looking at the forum for info but if ya have good advice I'll take it

PS: Somehow I convinced my wife that 1) a new bike is a good idea and 2) keeping the Honda is also a good idea.

 

Welcome to the forums from Virginia...............

 

Hello and welcome to the Forum from West Virginia (USA). Glad you have joined us all here.

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Hi C-147, GREAT to have u here mate. AND GREAT riding UPstate...BIG TIME as u may know.

Your question is better asked in a more appropriate forum mate. This is the Welcome Area Only.


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.


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

 

Welcome to the forums from Ontario, Canada

 

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!!

 

Welcome from Hampton Roads Virginia USA!

Just in case you have not done both of these two important items!

Be sure to add an Avatar of your favorite shot in the USER set up for the small picture others will see in the top left corner of your post with your USER name.

And most importantly a Signature Line in your USER set up for your bike model, year, and all the letters that Harley recognizes it with that others see at the bottom.

This enables others to know your exact model if you ever ask a question or another member interested in it may ask you a question about it.

​​Your all set.... Enjoy the ride! ______________
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Welcome from Sydney Australia

 

Howzit and Greetings from Houston and a Displaced Cut N Shoot Texan

Haole