Burnham
Woods walker
Maintenance is almost always way cheaper than emergency repairs, in direct costs as well as delays to planned work. You did the smart thing, Skwerl.
The Truck Thread
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SoonerFan
TreeHouser
Picked up a 1995 Eddie Bauer Bronco last week for cheap. 140,000 miles. New tires. A/C works great. Drove it 5-hours home and it did fine.
Pulled the passenger seat out and dropped it off at the upholstery shop. $90.00 for a new seat insert. Should be ready Tuesday.
Pulled all the filthy carpet out. Planning on putting it in the back of my pickup, taking it to the car wash, and blasting it with soap then a good rinse. Should come out looking pretty good.
Hmmm, leave the exhaust quiet or make it rumble? Leave the windows alone or black them out? So many decisions to make...
Pulled the passenger seat out and dropped it off at the upholstery shop. $90.00 for a new seat insert. Should be ready Tuesday.
Pulled all the filthy carpet out. Planning on putting it in the back of my pickup, taking it to the car wash, and blasting it with soap then a good rinse. Should come out looking pretty good.
Hmmm, leave the exhaust quiet or make it rumble? Leave the windows alone or black them out? So many decisions to make...
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MasterBlaster
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The interior will thank you for tinting the windows!
SkwerI
Treehouser
I would absolutely tint, although I'm not a big fan of super dark tint. I just put 30% tint on the Mustang. Nice looking truck.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Tint for sure!
My F250 is getting some body work done, and I can't be without wheels, so I bought this
My F250 is getting some body work done, and I can't be without wheels, so I bought this
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Cool looking bike.
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
Indeed, cool looking bike Carl, what model etc?
SoonerFan
TreeHouser
Carl gets to now learn that HD doesn't stand for Harley Davidson. It stands for Hundred Dollars. Ask me how I know...
Congrat's Carl!
Congrat's Carl!
lumberjack
Young man on the go
It's a 2008 Sportster 1200 Nightster, had 2315 miles on it.
We'll see how I like riding bikes, if I end up not liking it, I should be able to sell it for a profit.
Thanks
We'll see how I like riding bikes, if I end up not liking it, I should be able to sell it for a profit.
Thanks
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Nice!
MasterBlaster
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Carl, Sportys are for smaller framed people.
You bought a bike? I musta missed something. Cool!
But a Sportster's too small for you or me, IMHO.
You bought a bike? I musta missed something. Cool!
But a Sportster's too small for you or me, IMHO.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
They have more zip than they used to, but yeah, once your used to a big one Sportys feel undersize.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
I think he is talking about dimensionality, which I don't disagree with. It has 91hp and weighs 562 lbs, plenty of power for sure. It's an upright stance, I certainly can't stretch out on it for sure without different pegs. When I went on the test (and my first) ride, my hips were screaming at me in displeasure. I don't know if it was muscle tension or what, but that never happened again.
I figured it's a good first bike, I put a little over 100 miles on it yesterday. The main attraction to it was the $6500 price tag with (2300 miles) and the fact I put it on my discover card with no interest until May. If I decide riding isn't for me, I should be able to make money off selling it. Also I'll not have to wonder any more, scratch it off my bucket list so to speak.
I figured it's a good first bike, I put a little over 100 miles on it yesterday. The main attraction to it was the $6500 price tag with (2300 miles) and the fact I put it on my discover card with no interest until May. If I decide riding isn't for me, I should be able to make money off selling it. Also I'll not have to wonder any more, scratch it off my bucket list so to speak.
SkwerI
Treehouser
If you decide to sell it, put it on Craigslist about 4-6 weeks before Bike Week. Best time of year to sell a bike because every Spring everybody thinks they want a Harley.
SoonerFan
TreeHouser
And I, for one, think everyone NEEDS a Harley.
Thor's Hammer
Wolfish. Sometimes Bites.
We call em Hardly Driveables 
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Maybe don't sell it, even a young guy like you can one day have a mid-life crisis.
MasterBlaster
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In other words, Sportsters are a chick's bike. Just saying...
sotc
Dormant hero!!
I like the matte look
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
How so MB?
I think in the world of Harley owners it's considered to be a chick bike. It seems to me it's kind of a reversal of the usual male/female roles as the guys like to have all sorts of gingerbread (accessories) on their motorcycles and the women have a more bare bones style.
Burnham
Woods walker
And the frame size is more appropriate to the generally smaller wonderfullness that is woman .
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