Best motorcycle forum?

[Zerk]

Maybe not your "cup of tea", but then again you & others may find it interesting

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I spent alot of time on ADVforum, before I rode to Alaska. Wide gammit of people, but there alot of people that just poop themselves over Harley. Think they are still 1950s kickstart. Good site, but also alot of , ahh goofs. Blind hypocrits.

 

[om21braz]

I spent alot of time on ADVforum, before I rode to Alaska. Wide gammit of people, but there alot of people that just poop themselves over Harley. Think they are still 1950s kickstart. Good site, but also alot of , ahh goofs. Blind hypocrits.

I enjoyed the photos on there as much as anything. Read some of the posts - yeah HD probably does get a bad rap on there. Most miles I personally know of on a bike is Harley Davidson. Our pastor bought one when he retired from regular work (tool & die) at 62 and now has over 100,000 on it. He's 75 now and still enjoys riding it.

 

[newbury]

For Harley related info I'd say Vtwinforum is pretty good. It is hard to find a forum that covers both, with the same interest.

I spent alot of time on ADVforum, before I rode to Alaska. Wide gammit of people, but there alot of people that just poop themselves over Harley. Think they are still 1950s kickstart. Good site, but also alot of , ahh goofs. Blind hypocrits.

Any recommendations for a "rebuild stock" Harley forum?

I've full up basket case '59 FLH dresser I've been carrying (and some extra parts) around since '78. Bought it used for $500 in '75, rode it for a couple of years, tore it down to rebuild as a chopper, joined the Army, never got it back together.

For a long time insurance and a fearful SWMBO were the critical blocks to rebuild.

 

[Trials]

Any recommendations for a "rebuild stock" Harley forum?

I've full up basket case '59 FLH dresser I've been carrying (and some extra parts) around since '78. Bought it used for $500 in '75, rode it for a couple of years, tore it down to rebuild as a chopper, joined the Army, never got it back together.

For a long time insurance and a fearful SWMBO were the critical blocks to rebuild.

You missed the entire chopper era! Time to restore it to vintage original, or sell all the parts on flea bay to net a huge profit and put that coin towards a new bike.

 

[3930dave]

Any suggestions on which motorcycle forum to join? I'm in the market for a used Harley Davidson Road King or Yamaha Road Star. I've had a few other bikes, but they were always newer, low mileage bikes. I don't know how many miles one can realistically expect from a V-twin. Is a 25,000 mile bike all used up? Are parts readily available for late 90s Road Kings? Are they hard to work on? These are the kinds of questions I have.

For longevity, my first preference is water-cooled. You can still mess up a water-cooled bike (don't change the coolant), but all-else-equal, that engine will go the longest.

For an air-cooled V, I'd want the lowest mileage one I could afford. Ideally, with detailed maintenance records. Obviously oil-changes matter on any engine, but an air-cooled V is one where it is critical that the oil has been maintained well.

That said, the neighbour I ride with is enjoying a Heritage Softail with well over 60,000 miles on it. Top-end was apart before he got it (performance mods), AFAIK the bottom end is original.

Enjoy the wind, on whatever you get next :thumbsup:

Rgds, D.

 

[knukey]

I'm looking too. I read this and now I'm worried. Take it for what it is, a link on the ole interweb, but it has LOTS of details to be BS.

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[Gary Fowler]

I enjoyed the photos on there as much as anything. Read some of the posts - yeah HD probably does get a bad rap on there. Most miles I personally know of on a bike is Harley Davidson. Our pastor bought one when he retired from regular work (tool & die) at 62 and now has over 100,000 on it. He's 75 now and still enjoys riding it.

I don't ride Harleys, I prefer USA made GoldWing Honda's (prior to them moving production back to Japan). My neighbor had 2 and I rode one with him a few times just to keep them limbered up. They are not nearly as comfortable as my Goldwing. 100K on a Goldwing is barely broken in and lots of daily rider folks get 200K-300K on them easily with proper maintenance and never crack open the engine other than the required timing belt change at 50K intervals. I have 68K on my 2000 Goldwing SE.

 

[Zerk]

I don't ride Harleys, I prefer USA made GoldWing Honda's (prior to them moving production back to Japan)..

I thought they moved production some 3rd world Asian country.

 

[tommu56]

try adv rider

Adventure Rider

a little bit of everything

tom

 

[Zerk]

try adv rider

Adventure Rider

a little bit of everything

tom

I spent alot of time on ADVforum, before I rode to Alaska. Wide gammit of people, but there alot of people that just poop themselves over Harley. Think they are still 1950s kickstart. Good site, but also alot of , ahh goofs. Blind hypocrits.

I enjoyed the photos on there as much as anything. Read some of the posts - yeah HD probably does get a bad rap on there. Most miles I personally know of on a bike is Harley Davidson. Our pastor bought one when he retired from regular work (tool & die) at 62 and now has over 100,000 on it. He's 75 now and still enjoys riding it.

Good site, but not to read about Harleys. They are very emotional about cruisers in general.