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Sep 4th, 2008, 10:23 PM
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#21 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 111 Model: 1995 Harley Sportster 1200 Interests: Photography, beer (making and drinking), hunting, travelling Occupation: Field Service Engineer
| Sleepy, 30K in 5 years is not bad. Like Greybear said, not every one has the freedom he has, though we all envy his freedom a little. I just counting the days till I get home and get some more ride time in, autumn in northern Wisconsin can be great for riding, not too hot, nice forests to roll through, occasional deer.... gotta watch for those.
I have to stop visiting this site! I am missing the ride too much! | 
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Sep 5th, 2008, 07:03 AM
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#22 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Marlboro, MA
Posts: 124 Model: 1998 Roadking Interests: Family, bike, camping (toyhauler), and golf . Occupation: System Engineer
| I heading for Old Orchard beach, ME in 30 minutes knowing I be riding in the wake of Hanna this weekend. Get out and ride as much as your life will let!!!!  | |
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Sep 6th, 2008, 05:06 AM
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#23 | | Rookie 10+ posts
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 37 Model: '06 HD 1200 Custom and an '09 Fat Bob Interests: Too many to list Occupation: Therapist/Head Shrink
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Originally Posted by GreyBear  I had to laugh when I read this, during the summer I am usually too busy riding to stay up with the threads. My 06 dyna just rolled 30K this summer and I just may have my HOG 40K patch for this bike before the end of the year. I know there are those that can only ride on weekends or make short runs...and God bless them as well. Not everyone is allowed my freedom to be on the road as mush as I am. Mrs Bear is a hell of a lady, and would never ask me to stop roaming. As to the ones that just sit it in the garage and look at it....makes you wonder if those silicone enhanced trophy wives are just for show as well. LMAO.
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LMAO! Yeah, most of those guys have the plastic trophy wives as well... One of my clients has a gorgeous silicone enhanced trophy wife...and a Super Glide..rides it once a month to the store with her on the back, and he likes to tout that he is a "Harley guy." | |
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Sep 7th, 2008, 05:23 AM
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#24 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 111 Model: 1995 Harley Sportster 1200 Interests: Photography, beer (making and drinking), hunting, travelling Occupation: Field Service Engineer
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Originally Posted by phlsphyguy LMAO! Yeah, most of those guys have the plastic trophy wives as well... One of my clients has a gorgeous silicone enhanced trophy wife...and a Super Glide..rides it once a month to the store with her on the back, and he likes to tout that he is a "Harley guy." | Sorry Phlsphguy, but I have to state the obvious,  Your a head shrinker, and he is one of your clients, well, then you already know something upstairs is not wired right........
Say this with tongue in cheek..... | |
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Sep 8th, 2008, 02:06 AM
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#25 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 1,171 Model: 2004 E Glide Standard, Stage 1. Interests: Riding, fishing, hunting, camping, spending time with wife and daughter Occupation: Air Force Nurse
| I got my bike new in 04..... has over 25K on it (don't remember how much exactly as I have not seen the bike in 4 months!)...most the time it isn't clean (just ask ChuckTx, he has seen it!)...my opinion is that if it is nice enough to wash, that must mean I SHOULD be out on the road!!! so, more road grim and bugs are on the way. I do try to rinse off once a year or so (whether it needs it or not!!  ) I know lots of people that won't ride if there is a cloud in the sky....I ride with rain gear packed, or expect to get wet. Rain isn't as much fun to ride in, but..... | |
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Sep 8th, 2008, 05:49 AM
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#26 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 111 Model: 1995 Harley Sportster 1200 Interests: Photography, beer (making and drinking), hunting, travelling Occupation: Field Service Engineer
| I know what you mean AFNurse, I was looking on E-bay once at the bikes for sale, and a lot of them list as never been ridden in rain. Hmm, that is how mine gets washed! | |
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Sep 8th, 2008, 08:45 PM
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#27 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alvin TX
Posts: 1,811 Model: 03 E Glide X cop bike Interests: My family Old Dodge truck's Riding My Glide Occupation: Retired truck Driver
| FLHT posted a link under MC Hitch in this section under the mis section thers a guy selling his 03 Ultra with 142 K plus miles on it now that some riding | |
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Sep 8th, 2008, 09:04 PM
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#28 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 744 Model: '01 FXST
| I was at a biker bar/restaurant the other day with a friend. He had a friend who showed up, and then a couple of that guy's friends showed up. I think we were talking about cams when I said I had 70K on mine when I changed them out. I was chatting with the last two guys and I could hear the other guy asking my friend if he'd heard right. "Has she really put over 70,000 miles on her bike?" 
I waited a long time to get a bike I could call my own - one that wasn't going to get sold out from under me. I have a lot of lost time to make up for!
And as for rain, I know people who won't ride if there's a chance of it. If I didn't ride in the rain, I wouldn't have ridden a mile since I got my bike back a month ago. I think it's rained on me every time I've been out. I don't love it, but geez, what's gonna happen? | |
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Sep 8th, 2008, 09:17 PM
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#29 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 1,264 Model: 09 Ultra Classic, 01 Heritage Springer Interests: Motorcycles, camping, fishing, old cars Occupation: Home Inspector
| Oh well, chit happens and then it rains. I've rode in more rain storms then I can remember. Rode in a hard hail strom more than once, and remember one time there was no place to stop and every opening in the jacket and chaps were filled with ice. Finally found a place to pull over, shook it all out and waited for the hail to stop then rode another 200 miles.
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Sep 9th, 2008, 11:12 AM
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#30 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 56 Model: 2005 FLSTF , 1990 FLSTF, 2002 FLSTF Interests: Bikes, Race Bikes, Vacations Occupation: PRE-Retired (Unempolyed)
| Monday evening June 23, 2008 bought a 2002 Fatboy with 346 miles on it, the guy we bought it from got hurt at work 2 days after he bought it. He had 6 operation and hadn't been able to ride much, so he decided to sell. Wednesday June 25, 2008 we went on a 3,500 mile rode trip. Bike now has 6,345 mile on it. Oh by the way this is my wifes bike. I ride a 05 Fatboy, 37,000 plus miles.
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Sep 9th, 2008, 12:50 PM
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#31 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 2,033
| I'm close to 60K on my 00 Heritage
Lot of time in there where I travelled and wasn't home to ride.
Got stuck with a lot of shorty weekender rides for a couple of hours, kids, work,
Plus take out 1 year for the SNS engine rebuilds (twice at 6 months each)
and I had a second RK for a while. | |
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Sep 9th, 2008, 03:05 PM
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#32 | | Rookie 10+ posts
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 37 Model: '06 HD 1200 Custom and an '09 Fat Bob Interests: Too many to list Occupation: Therapist/Head Shrink
| I know what would be good for the RUBS...Harley makes an inflatable bubble to store your bike in...kind of like the blow-up Christmas thing people put in their front yard. | |
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Sep 9th, 2008, 04:00 PM
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#33 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NW London UK
Posts: 84 Model: 2007 FXSTC Softail Custom Interests: Riding, Travel, Tropical Fish, Archaeology, Riding Occupation: Psychiatry
| Yeh, and you can probably get a cylinder of nitrogen to inflate the thing in order to guarantee a non oxidizing atmosphere. No rust. | |
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Sep 9th, 2008, 04:26 PM
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#34 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Posts: 56 Model: 2005 FLSTF , 1990 FLSTF, 2002 FLSTF Interests: Bikes, Race Bikes, Vacations Occupation: PRE-Retired (Unempolyed)
| I think I have seen something like that in a magazine or in Thunder Press. Don't think it had the nitrogen though. | |
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Sep 9th, 2008, 05:05 PM
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#35 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NW London UK
Posts: 84 Model: 2007 FXSTC Softail Custom Interests: Riding, Travel, Tropical Fish, Archaeology, Riding Occupation: Psychiatry
| This is the item Biker News: Harley Bubble
And I am sure it can be connected to an inert gas supply for inflation. | |
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Sep 9th, 2008, 06:25 PM
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#36 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: lake jackson,tx
Posts: 922 Model: 03 883 XLC-CHOPPER Occupation: welder
| well my 03 has 13000, prob good milage since 4 seasons here and only about 500 miles this season prob have that on my bicycle by now the day I stoped ride'n this year was the day it stoped raining. went for a mile fluid, batt charge run last week and guess what, got caught in the rain. I've found my new set up, my rear just slings water up my back and the front sligs all on my feet. well it gave me another reason to kill some time cleaning it. | |
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Sep 9th, 2008, 07:19 PM
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#37 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 1,264 Model: 09 Ultra Classic, 01 Heritage Springer Interests: Motorcycles, camping, fishing, old cars Occupation: Home Inspector
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Originally Posted by phlsphyguy I know what would be good for the RUBS...Harley makes an inflatable bubble to store your bike in...kind of like the blow-up Christmas thing people put in their front yard. |  | |
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Sep 9th, 2008, 09:49 PM
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#38 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,743
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Originally Posted by Hot01 I was at a biker bar/restaurant the other day with a friend. He had a friend who showed up, and then a couple of that guy's friends showed up. I think we were talking about cams when I said I had 70K on mine when I changed them out. I was chatting with the last two guys and I could hear the other guy asking my friend if he'd heard right. "Has she really put over 70,000 miles on her bike?"
I waited a long time to get a bike I could call my own - one that wasn't going to get sold out from under me. I have a lot of lost time to make up for!
And as for rain, I know people who won't ride if there's a chance of it. If I didn't ride in the rain, I wouldn't have ridden a mile since I got my bike back a month ago. I think it's rained on me every time I've been out. I don't love it, but geez, what's gonna happen? |
what's gonna happen!!!!!!???? ya gonna get wet!!! 
and then ya gonna dryout!!!! | |
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Sep 10th, 2008, 08:03 AM
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#39 | | Has posted 500+
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 2,033
| Some buy to ride and ride to buy 
No big deal I ride when I can between work, family, kids, travel, and ahem,, mechanical issues.
I don't think miles can be used as the measuring stick for all, if you live in Alaska you sure are not going to put 20K on a year because you can't ride all year, same in Maine, NY, VT, WI, MI etc, just doesn't happen. | |
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Sep 10th, 2008, 10:03 AM
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#40 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oregon City, OR
Posts: 1,264 Model: 09 Ultra Classic, 01 Heritage Springer Interests: Motorcycles, camping, fishing, old cars Occupation: Home Inspector
| I think if I lived in any of those above states, I would move. Hate long snowy winters. There only good for making babies and if you ride a lot you really can't afford the kids. | |
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