Checking in from snowy PA
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12-31-2009 | 04:58 PM
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From: New Tripoli, PA
Checking in from snowy PA
Hey guys,
Been sneaking around here for months and finally got the time to join up. Bought my first Harley this past summer. I was looking for and older bike and after 2-3 months of searching came upon a 1980 FLH. Bike was a 1 owner and has 30,000 original miles and is mostly original. Paid 6K and think I got a good deal. Original owner was 70+ and couldn't ride anymore do to herniated disks in his back. He even gave me the original batwing fairing, the original air box. Bike was sitting for the last 7 years so it needed some attention before riding. With the help of my brother-in-law we got it running but it still needs a little work on the carb to get it running right. It has a popping in the carb at low idle/throttle and backfires while coasting to a stop. Hoping to get that fixed before spring riding starts.
My wife always said she would never ride on it but after a few short rides she was hooked. Now she is the one asking when we are going for a ride! Lucky for me she has a hard enough time on a bicycle that she won't ever need a bike of her own!
Looking forward to gaining more knowledge about shovelheads and Harleys in general from all the forum members.
Perry
Been sneaking around here for months and finally got the time to join up. Bought my first Harley this past summer. I was looking for and older bike and after 2-3 months of searching came upon a 1980 FLH. Bike was a 1 owner and has 30,000 original miles and is mostly original. Paid 6K and think I got a good deal. Original owner was 70+ and couldn't ride anymore do to herniated disks in his back. He even gave me the original batwing fairing, the original air box. Bike was sitting for the last 7 years so it needed some attention before riding. With the help of my brother-in-law we got it running but it still needs a little work on the carb to get it running right. It has a popping in the carb at low idle/throttle and backfires while coasting to a stop. Hoping to get that fixed before spring riding starts.
My wife always said she would never ride on it but after a few short rides she was hooked. Now she is the one asking when we are going for a ride! Lucky for me she has a hard enough time on a bicycle that she won't ever need a bike of her own!
Looking forward to gaining more knowledge about shovelheads and Harleys in general from all the forum members.
Perry
