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kinghoow here,having a beer with you
28 Jun 22, 19:57 pm
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kinghoow here,having a beer with you
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Oct 09, 2016, 12.50 am
Oct 09, 2016, 12.50 am
enjoy your beer,need info on people that used to ride Harleys.tell me your stories !!!
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Re: kinghoow here,having a beer with you
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Oct 09, 2016, 01.22 am
Oct 09, 2016, 01.22 am
I started riding Honda motorcycles at 15 and rode only Hondas until I bought a 2003 FLHT with less than 1,000 miles on it. I road that for a few years and found the air cooling was insufficient in Metro Chicago stop and go traffic, it was not fast enough to accelerate, and would shake like a paint shaker at Home Depot while sitting at a stop light.
A buddy who is a dyed in the wool BMW RT rider convinced me to test ride one. I did and found it quite interesting except for the vibration of the engine and the fact that it was still air cooled. I decided to wander through a local Triumph dealer to see what they had to offer and saw the Trophy. The salesman offered me a test ride. 10 minutes into the test ride I had to have a Trophy, however, the price was more than I could afford.
A couple weeks later I found a 2013 with 1,500 miles on it for $6,500 cheaper than the new one at the dealer. I bought it and have enjoyed every mile. I tried to keep the Harley, as the chrome and laid back riding position were cool, however, the boss (wife) said I can only keep one. I explained that I promised only one wife, not one bike.
She did not find my humor amusing.
The Harley is now owned by someone else, and I look forward to each time I can throw my leg over the Trophy.
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Re: kinghoow here,having a beer with you
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Oct 09, 2016, 08.19 am
Oct 09, 2016, 08.19 am
Hi kinghoow and
to the Forum !
Take a Test Ride and then YOU will soon become one of those "used to ride a Harley" Members
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Re: kinghoow here,having a beer with you
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Oct 09, 2016, 05.57 pm
Oct 09, 2016, 05.57 pm
Welcome
It wasn't me !!
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Oct 09, 2016, 10.07 pm
Oct 09, 2016, 10.07 pm
to the forum.
One of the Founding Members of the Twisted Trophies
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Re: kinghoow here,having a beer with you
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Oct 09, 2016, 11.18 pm
Oct 09, 2016, 11.18 pm
When I became a born again rider in 2001 I got back on the road with a Harley Sportster. All the usual chrome and a fantastic custom paint job. Loved it.
Of course the wing mirrors were useless above 50 MPH due to the vibration of the engine. When you buy a Harley you automatically become a member of the local chapter which I declined. Riding in my teen (in the 60 / 70s) the word "chapter" had certain connotations which I no longer wished to be associated with. It so happens that my details were passed along to the chapter and I started getting the monthly club newsletter. I noticed there was a ride to the Ace Cafe on in the North of London. (for those not familiar with the ACE, it was the place to be if you were a biker and where I spent much of my miss spent youth 1960/70s when younger riding my BAS. I went along. It was great to be back at the Ace and I immediately made lots of new friends and started to ride with the Chapter on a regular bases.
FAst forward to 2003 and the hundred anniversary of HArley Davidson. There was to be a big bash in Barcelona and I decided to tag along with my wife on the back. Many of the ladies in the Chapter thought it would be too uncomfortable to ride all that way on a Sportster and my wife persuaded me to buy the Heritage Softtail. Much bigger and considerably more comfortable. Barcelona was my first touring ride on a harley and it was a great trip. More new friends. Since then we have done many european tours, Spain, ITaly, Germany, Latvia either singly or with a group and each one was a lot of fun. The bike behaved perfectly every time and my bum never complained in all that time.
Considering I never wanted to join the Chapter I can't explain how I managed to find myself on the Committee. I held many positions, Photographer, Editor, Safety Officer, Road Captain. I spent five years on the Committee and even my wife join as Assistant Editor. UNfortunately, becoming a Committee member actually detracted from the fun of riding and I became a bit jaded of the whole Chapter life style. After one too many disagreements over the how the Chapter should progress I decided to step down and soon after I left the Chapter. I joined the Institute of Advance Motorcyclists and found the members to be far more mature about motorcycling.
I still have many friends within the Chapter and with whom I socialise and ride. And while I still have fond memories of the Harley riding I am glad I have moved on.
Kper.
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Re: kinghoow here,having a beer with you
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Oct 10, 2016, 01.05 am
Oct 10, 2016, 01.05 am
Welcome to the group.
Cheers!
My mother asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said "a biker". She said I'd have to choose one or the other.
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Re: kinghoow here,having a beer with you
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Oct 11, 2016, 07.58 pm
Oct 11, 2016, 07.58 pm
Used to ride a Harley??????????? People admit to that????????????
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