My new (new to me) ride

Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by SteveJohnson

Found a sweet deal on this, had to pick it up. '04 Harley Heritage Classic Softail. Not the most modern, but rides nice.

Sweet!. I'm partial to the old British bikes myself and Ducati, also. The day I find a nice Triumph Trident 750 CC Triple, I'm there. Greatest bike I ever owned.

Good luck with it and be careful.

Cheers. - Frank

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bizgrower

9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

Sweet!. I'm partial to the old British bikes myself and Ducati, also. The day I find a nice Triumph Trident 750 CC Triple, I'm there. Greatest bike I ever owned.

Good luck with it and be careful.

Cheers. - Frank

Ducati? So, you're a motorcycle mechanic. LOL

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BigFrank Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by bizgrower

Ducati? So, you're a motorcycle mechanic. LOL

Actually, my Triumphs required much more maintenance that any Ducati I owned. Besides, a little grease under your fingernails is a good thing. :-)

Cheers. - Frank
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SteveJohnson

9 years ago

Originally Posted by BigFrank

Sweet!. I'm partial to the old British bikes myself and Ducati, also. The day I find a nice Triumph Trident 750 CC Triple, I'm there. Greatest bike I ever owned.

Good luck with it and be careful.

Cheers. - Frank

Funny you should say that. The second bike I ever owned was a 68 Norton Commando. I honed my mechanic and fix-it-however-you-can skills on that bike.

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BigFrank Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by SteveJohnson

Funny you should say that. The second bike I ever owned was a 68 Norton Commando. I honed my mechanic and fix-it-however-you-can skills on that bike.

My second one was a '68 Triumph Bonneville. I feel your pain.

Still, how many bikes can you 'think' through a turn? I know that you know exactly what I mean. :-)

Cheers. - Frank
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sbucciarel

Banned 9 years ago

Nice bike. I'm thinking about buying a new (used) truck. This is the one I want.

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WalkingCarpet Banned 9 years ago

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

Nice bike. I'm thinking about buying a new (used) truck. This is the one I want.

Goes well with ur eyes.
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SteveJohnson 9 years ago

Originally Posted by sbucciarel

Nice bike. I'm thinking about buying a new (used) truck. This is the one I want.

Nice. I'm partial to Dodges. I have a '01 2500 4WD V10 with 230K+ miles on it. Best truck I've ever had, bar none.
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- sbucciarel Banned 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by SteveJohnson
  
  Nice. I'm partial to Dodges. I have a '01 2500 4WD V10 with 230K+ miles on it. Best truck I've ever had, bar none.
  
  That's good to know. I've never had a Dodge but I've been doing some research online and looking at some used ones and I really like them.
  
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  bizgrower 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by sbucciarel
  
  That's good to know. I've never had a Dodge but I've been doing some research online and looking at some used ones and I really like them.
  
  I knew a fleet manager for a service company like a plumbing company.
  They had full size Chevys, Dodges, and Fords and there were no significant differences
  in upkeep costs, or downtime. They just have different issues.
  
  I'd talk to a mechanic or two about the make, model, year, engine, and transmission.
  Ask what things to be aware of.
  
  Example: I'd like a Ford F150 or Expedition, but I'd rather stay away from the spark plugs
  that blow out in the Triton engines from 1997 - 2004 or so. The lack of space in the engine
  compartment makes it a very expensive job if you can't just use a helicoil.
  
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Nate Simms

9 years ago

Truth: older Harleys are the best Harleys. Nice choice.

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MissTerraK

9 years ago

Originally Posted by SteveJohnson

Found a sweet deal on this, had to pick it up. '04 Harley Heritage Classic Softail. Not the most modern, but rides nice.

And looks sweet too.

Congratulations, Steve!

Terra

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Cali16 9 years ago

Congrats on your new bike, Steve! That looks fun!

I've ridden a Harley only once. It was fun at times (on curvy country back roads at 40ish mph) and a bit terrifying at others (e.g. flying down the freeway at 70+ mph, which, on a motorcycle, felt really fast to me - much more so than in a car; I was hanging on for dear life!).

The guy I was with was super hot and muscular though, so having my arms wrapped tightly around him was definitely the best part! (He told me he really enjoyed that part too!)
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HDRider

9 years ago

Nice, looks pretty clean. We get to ride all year around here in Florida.

Speaking of Triumphs, my first bike was a 68 Triumph Bonneville custom chopper, pretty fast for me back then, kick start would almost break my leg, I was 16 at the time.

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hardraysnight

9 years ago

i have 1967 triumph saint, ex police, love of my life,

no complaints about the housework

who needs a harley?

true story
By the late 1960s, the authorities, like the Catholic Church, were having real difficulty recruiting the right kind of man. In what can only be considered a stroke of genius, the New Zealand police department decided to remedy this by offering anyone who was considering a life of social service a very hot motorcycle. That machine was the Triumph Saint. By the end of 1968, New Zealand experienced a surge of applications; it seemed everyone now wanted to be a traffic cop. Go figure. Derived from the highly successful Triumph Trophy, the Saint was developed and built exclusively for police departments around the world. With its high-compression engine, the Saint was essentially a tuned Bonneville with the simplicity of a single carburettor. Well balanced and fast, it was soon believed that the name Saint was an acronym for 'Stops Anything In No Time'.

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