Wanted to say hello to my fellow HD riders. I’ve ridden and worked on many machines - Jap, Brit and Italian and have been on the road since 1984, but until now never owned anything later than 1988 or so, and I never owned a Harley. However, since the late 70’s, at a time when I was stuck in a UK boarding school, my dream has been to own a Harley and ride it across the USA. On the wall above my dorm room bed, an FXS Low Rider poster. Actually, two pages torn from a book taped together. Apologies to the library, but too late, I left the country.

Anyway. My wife and I went to the local HD dealer a few weeks ago for riding pants, and there it was, sat between us and the exit, a really clean 99 FLHRCI. Before I knew what was happening my wife dropped a deposit on it. Enough talk, and who cares about the fuel injection.

We were riding an 85 Goldwing up until now, but in comparison, boy am I loving the ride to work on the Harley. My mind is full of primary chains, push rods, single crank pins and straight weight oil. Awesome! Most involving machine I’ve ever owned.

So far:

Weird squeak at idle: Rear muffler mounts. Sorted, at least until the WD40 gives in.

Occasional clanking noise at idle: Jiffy stand hitting; tweaked the rubber stop. All good.

Straight through fishtails: Yup!! All good. Okay. Maybe I may have to go quieter, but it’s best to ride for a while than fuss over it.

Seat: We’ll need a Sundowner for the passenger. Since she does not ride to work with me: later!

Too much oil in the oil tank: Yup!

Reading all the part numbers, pitfalls and perspectives etc. in Donny Petersen’s Unauthorized Technical Guide: Yup! (I’ve read the Clymer)

Don’t want to ride in the wet because it looks so good... but forget about that, gotta get to work rain or shine, and Harley is the ride I have!

Loving it! Hello everyone!

 

Hi DD, good to have u here mate. The issues you have are better asked elsewhere if u want opinions on what to do.

GOOD to have u here!!


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

 

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 to the forum from Canada.

 

Welcome aboard

 

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

 

Welcome To The HD Forums From Michigan, The Home Of Hell And The Greatest Of The Great Lakes States :>)