I'm new here, but not a new rider
12-30-2003, 03:06 PM
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Location: Rochester, New York
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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
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
12-31-2003, 12:06 PM
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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
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
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
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
12-31-2003, 12:17 PM
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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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.
01-02-2004, 09:56 AM
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Location: Rochester, New York
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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
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
01-05-2004, 02:34 PM
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Originally posted by SoberBiker
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.
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.
-John
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