Introduction

 I just bought a new (to me) 1987 FXR with about 19,900 miles.  My first
Harley was a 1974 Sportster XLH, my second a 1979 Lowrider FXS, both
purchased new  (the XLH cost me $2800, the FXS $5300).  Shortly after
buying the XLH I joined the U. S. Coast Guard.  Turned out I couldn't
afford the insurance with what the military paid at that time, so I sold
it in 1978.  When I reenlisted in 1979, I received a $12,000
re-enlistement bonus, so I promptly went to Harley of Beaumont, Texas
and bought the FXS.  I ended up keeping that bike for over twenty years.
  It saw more underway time than most people do.  It went with me on
most of the cutters I was on, including while I was in Guam.
Unfortuntely all that salt air took it's toll.  When I returned to the
states in 1995 I started tearing it down to fix it back up, I kept
finding more and more wrong.  Then the wife asked for a divorce.  Things
came to a screeching halt.  I ended up selling it as a box-o-Harley in
1999.  But the guy I sold it to put it back together and it was running
and looking nice the last I saw it.   I retired from the Coast Guard
thirty years later (and some change).  I had never lost my love of
Harley's, nor the desire to ride again.  So I happened across this FXR
for a good price (I think) and bought it.  It hadn't really been ridden
in two years.  It had been wrecked twenty years ago, and little attempt
at fixing the damage had been made.  So I'm working on it now.  It's
perfectly ridable, just changed the fluids, put a new battery in it, and
now I'm replacing corroded fasteners, etc.  I don't know anything about
EVO's, so it's a learning experience learning about "new" (non
shovelhead) Harley's.  I have a small machine shop (lathe, mill, welder,
etc), so I'm hoping to turn out some custom parts for it.

If you're interested, you can see the first two bikes at
http://s301.photobucket.com/albums/nn60/chengdave2003/    No pics of the
FXR yet.....

Dave Young

 
Good intro. Check out http://www.rmhfaq.com  and buy a round when you come
back. There's another coasty or two around here.

 

Welcome, and thank you for your service.  Where's home now that you're
retired?


--
Chilly - God rides an FXR
BS#226

 Well...I'm from Georgia; my wife is Canadian (now an American citizen).
  She still has a daughter living in Canada (above Montreal) and I'm not
close to my family back in Georgia.  I wanted to go south, she wanted to
stay north (I was stationed in Portland, Maine when I retired).  So to
paraphrase a TV commercial, we compromised and I retired in Northern New
York - between Syracuse and Watertown.  I'm a volunteer fireman; I am
also going to school part time taking Precision Machining (I'm also
currently going to class to learn how to operate the fire pump truck).
I machine as a hobby and am still learning my skills.  Like I mentioned
earlier, I have a lathe (9" South Bend, Model A), a milling machine (a
Taiwanese knee mill), and other assorted tools and tooling.

Dave

Chilly wrote:

 Dave Young wrote:

Mornin' Dave. (BTW, don't top post. Do like I'm doin' here. Reply
*under* a post. It keeps people in here from getting cranky.)

There's a number of folks in here that do machining. You'll prolly be
able to swap some stories and experiences with 'em once you get to know
people in here. (Hi Snag!)

So grab a drink on me, Dave. You can get the next round.

Later,

Andy aka Big Stinkie BS#252 SLOB#3