I know I must be getting old, because I finally broke down and bought my first Harley Davidson. I've been living in the Midwest for over 10 years now and the flat straight rodes are really best suited for a cruiser, and as long as I was getting a cruiser, I figured it would be an HD.
The bike I bought is a 2009 Fat Bob that a local car dealership took in on trade and just wanted to get rid of. It has just over 2,000 miles on it and came with an HD removeable windscreen and HD saddlebags. It was priced about $3K less than the local dealerships try to get for a similar bike, so I know I got a deal. The fact that Winter could be here in a few weeks probably helped motivate the dealer to sell the bike at such an attractive price (they usually do not deal with motorcycles). Right place at the right time for me as I've been looking at these bikes for the past year.
I've owned bikes most my life - Honda, Yamaha, BMW and a Buell. This is my first Harley and I was wondering if there is a preferred forum on the internet that I should look into. Initially, I'm interested in general maintenance and choices for a new seat (the stock one looks cool but really needs to be higher and have a real passenger seat on it). I'm not really into group rides and all the social stuff - I prefer solo rides or with a friend or two. I also don't want a forum that puts down bikes just because they were not made in the USA.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
clang
The bike I bought is a 2009 Fat Bob that a local car dealership took in on trade and just wanted to get rid of. It has just over 2,000 miles on it and came with an HD removeable windscreen and HD saddlebags. It was priced about $3K less than the local dealerships try to get for a similar bike, so I know I got a deal. The fact that Winter could be here in a few weeks probably helped motivate the dealer to sell the bike at such an attractive price (they usually do not deal with motorcycles). Right place at the right time for me as I've been looking at these bikes for the past year.
I've owned bikes most my life - Honda, Yamaha, BMW and a Buell. This is my first Harley and I was wondering if there is a preferred forum on the internet that I should look into. Initially, I'm interested in general maintenance and choices for a new seat (the stock one looks cool but really needs to be higher and have a real passenger seat on it). I'm not really into group rides and all the social stuff - I prefer solo rides or with a friend or two. I also don't want a forum that puts down bikes just because they were not made in the USA.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
clang
