I'm new here, but not a new rider
 

I just stumbled across this site & decided to introduce myself. I live in upstate NY & am waiting out the snow to get back on the road.

I have been building, wrenching on & riding HD's for over 30 years. My first HD was a 1957 Panhead chopper:

http://www.pbase.com/image/23429104;

I bought it as a police bike & rebuilt it from the ground up. That was my first in a long line of hot-rod motors, I put five inch stroke flywheels in it to make it 92 cubic inches. I had a number of HD's over the years, I sold this rocket last year:

http://www.pbase.com/image/22635542;

This beast was a 105 cubic inch, Murdoch air shifted, dual plug, nitrous injected street ridden drag bike. I built it in my family room in 1984(I have an understanding wife, although she did make me get the flywheel truing stand off of her serving table)

I am now riding a 2001 Heritage with a 95 inch SE kit & some other trick stuff:

http://www.pbase.com/image/23075870;

Happy riding everybody & Happy Holidays


-John :) :)

Welcome !!!
 

John, welcome to "BikerForums"

I've been riding about 35 years, although I've only been a Harley rider since 1998, first was a Softail Springer, now riding a 2002 FatBoy. I've ridden everything from mini bikes to an Electra Glide, and loved each and every mile I've ever ridden on all of them :D

We have a good group here, and your knowledge will be much appreciated, and I hope you will share it with us as time passes.

I live in Texas, and get to ride year round....I try not to rub it in too much though ;)

take care, and feel free to post away !!!

FBR :cool:

Welcome to Bikerforums, just like FBR said we got a pretty friendly bunch here. Hope you stick around and become part of the regular crew. I also hope the snow melts down a little bit so you can get riding again soon. Take care.

Welcome aboard! Some nice looking bikes. Enjoy your stay!!

Welcome aboard. I'm sure you'll find the people here here more than friendly. I wish I had half your talent those bikes are beautiful. Keep up the good work.

Welcome Aboard John,
Always good to have another "tech" person around.
Ride safe and often!

whoa!!! love the first two bikes. sweet.
welcome to the forum.

That second bike was a blast to ride, since it ran in the nines in the quarter mile with a slick & wheelie bars it definitely gave some Jap bikes a surprise over the years ;)

I got sick of it blowing up all the time(I beat the hell out of it), so the last time I rebuilt it I used every top shelf part I could find(Delkron cases, Carrillo rods, Jahns pistons, Crane Cam, Velvatouch lifters, Andrews gears etc, etc)

After that, it ran for years with no problems.

-John

Welcome to the forum. Like has been said...lots o good folks here. Hope ya stick around...I'm in and out, but will be lookin for yur posts.

I'm also new here, I like the site. That second bike has some trick stuff on it. What is that L shaped bracket on top of the tach?

Are you talking about the basketball hoop in the background?? :D

-John

dang I was hoping you'd say it was some kind of high-tech racing gadgetry