Hello from Maine
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10-09-2009, 07:08 PM
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Hello from Maine
Hello:
After a 20-year hiatus from motorcycling, I got back into it this summer. Call it a mid-life crisis. I started with a 22-year old Suzuki Savage, which I knew was not for the long term. However, it served me well for the first few months after I took the MSF course, and helped me get comfortable on a bike again.
Back in July, a neighbor of mine enlisted me to ride his brand new Nighster home from the dealer, as he did not yet have his license. It was a 100+ mile ride, and I was a little nervous about getting on somebody else's brand new Harley and being responsible for initially breaking in the engine. However, it convinced me that I wanted a Harley if I went the V-twin route. Not long after that, I put a few miles in on another friend's mid-80's FXR, and that reinforced that impression.
After weighing options and debating between the Sportster and smaller adventure-touring bikes like the V-strom 650 and the Kawasaki Versys, I bought a new blue and pewter 2009 XL 1200C a few days ago.
Given my job, my family, and our short Maine riding season, I can only get in about 3000 miles a year, of which 2000 is commuting to work. However, I am glad that I bought the Sporster. It is a beautiful piece of machinery, and the fact that Harley is an old American company is icing on the cake.
Nice to meet all of you.
After a 20-year hiatus from motorcycling, I got back into it this summer. Call it a mid-life crisis. I started with a 22-year old Suzuki Savage, which I knew was not for the long term. However, it served me well for the first few months after I took the MSF course, and helped me get comfortable on a bike again.
Back in July, a neighbor of mine enlisted me to ride his brand new Nighster home from the dealer, as he did not yet have his license. It was a 100+ mile ride, and I was a little nervous about getting on somebody else's brand new Harley and being responsible for initially breaking in the engine. However, it convinced me that I wanted a Harley if I went the V-twin route. Not long after that, I put a few miles in on another friend's mid-80's FXR, and that reinforced that impression.
After weighing options and debating between the Sportster and smaller adventure-touring bikes like the V-strom 650 and the Kawasaki Versys, I bought a new blue and pewter 2009 XL 1200C a few days ago.
Given my job, my family, and our short Maine riding season, I can only get in about 3000 miles a year, of which 2000 is commuting to work. However, I am glad that I bought the Sporster. It is a beautiful piece of machinery, and the fact that Harley is an old American company is icing on the cake.
Nice to meet all of you.
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10-09-2009, 07:16 PM
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.............Welcome.
