January 6, 2012 6:38 AM PST
Howdy Joe,
& Welcome to the best motorcycle board on the web,from sunny San Francisco bay area,congrats on the new bike excellent choice !
Have a lot of fun breaking her in,have you decided on a name for her yet?
Former shadow rider here too,wish now that I had kept her.
Stay Safe n Enjoy the Ride !!!
Hi Blur nice VTX you have , my brother rides a 1300 vtx , good bike , i hope this bike treats as well as the honda
i was nervious about harley , i hear a lot of war stories . thats one reason i wanted new
January 6, 2012 6:50 AM PST
I wouldn't worry too much, the newer Harleys (last10+ years) are great bikes. Take care of your bike and it will take care of you. I put 150k on my 2002 Road King and never had any major repairs!
Enjoy the ridin'
January 6, 2012 11:53 AM PST
Finger Lakes area of NY here - Drop a PM if you are ever heading to wine country
Ride a Buell Ulysses - HD yanked the rug out from under me - Thanks Wandell
January 6, 2012 3:00 PM PST
I wouldn't worry too much, the newer Harleys (last10+ years) are great bikes. Take care of your bike and it will take care of you. I put 150k on my 2002 Road King and never had any major repairs!
Enjoy the ridin'
Hey Lucky , wow 150k great , Thanks for the confidence in the newer bikes. I indend to do just that, I'm a machanic for a living . I hate working on my own stuff so i keep all the family veh, maintained and ready to go.
January 6, 2012 8:54 PM PST
Welcome to the ride Joey from the lower half of NC! I think you'll enjoy yourself.
Medic
January 7, 2012 5:40 AM PST
HI from WNY.....south of Buffalo,,,where there ain't much snow this year!!!!!
January 7, 2012 7:19 AM PST
Welcome from South Dakota
January 7, 2012 1:33 PM PST
Thank you all again for the warm welcomes, Its a pleasure to meet so many nice people. even though some of us are so far away , we are brought closer by the common joy of riding and the open road.
Joe Pots
January 7, 2012 2:36 PM PST
Great to have you on this forum! Welcome from the southwest of the country, northern AZ!!
January 8, 2012 2:21 AM PST
Greetings from the Sunshine State and welcome to CF.