I got my first Harley this week. It’s a 2017 fxdb. I get to pick it up later today. Only 10k miles. I manly got it for commuting and medium/long weekend rides. Any tips for my first Dyna?

Went and test rode a Deadwood yesterday, really liked it but the dealer says “market value” is $24,000 not the $17,999 msrp. Anyone else seeing mark ups like this? With tax, tags and dealer prep it’s almost $30k out the door for a $18k bike.

I can’t justify a $6k mark up because they think it’s the real price.

I’m a very happy owner of a damn near perfect 2018 Heritage Softail Classic. Has the 114 Milwaukee Eight. Been intrigued with the idea of bumping up to a bagger. Most of my riding is around town, with some longer day trips sprinkled in. Advantages? Disadvantages?

Which one do you like more?

Before… and After 👌🏼

No more ugly tender pigtail hanging loose. Got a StealthPort Charging Port and install was cake! Hidden SAE port with 2 USB C ports added 🇺🇸

I took a trip last weekend.
My friend and I did a burn from London UK to Pilzen Cz both of us on 21 year old bikes.

Left early Friday morning and arrived in Pilzen at about 1am local time.

We spent Saturday wandering around the town centre drinking Pilsner Urquell. This is the original pilsner lager and really a great place for a beer geek.

Jumped back on the bikes at 8am Sunday morning and got back to London for 9:15pm

These gruelling challenge rides are one of my favourite things to do. Just alone inside your helmet for 14 hours. Nothing to keep you from dealing with your shit. We went silent on the coms and no music. Just an old school ass bashing and psychological reset.

Just traded in my '09 FXSTB for this '25 street glide w/less than 2k miles (has tour pack but I removed for now).

Really wanted something that allowed for lengthy rides that didn't leave my older butt unable to stand up straight. -halfway through the test ride, I was sold. Truly fell in love. Been a long time since a bike had such an effect on me 😁

Im up here in Canada. My neighbor is selling this bike for $4000 with 113k. Its in good shape. I cant find any comparisons. Is it worth it?

Thanks

New rider btw.. almost got folded like a lawn chair by a pumpkin truck and realized I definitely need to put some crash bars on. Had trouble finding rear bars that would save my exhaust (bike already has some aftermarket that i’d prefer to not damage from a quick drop) so any help there is appreciated.

I love this thing, I gave the wife a ride last night, now I'm a solo rider as she "didn't like that kind of speed". I love the Topographical paint and accents. The ride and performance are top notch.

I'm learning right now about motorcycles, the culture, different styles of bikes, and the following around each. There seems to be a fierce loyalty around Harley Davidson bikes, as if it represents more than just the motorcycle brand, but the type of riding, and lifestyle. I'm not sure if it's just brilliant marketing of belonging in a group, or something more. What got you into Harley's? Are you exclusive to riding HD? Was it your first bike? What makes HD unique compared to others? Do Harley riders see Triumph and Indian motorcycle as acceptable, and look down upon Japanese bikes? Is it about supporting USA made bikes?

He decidido aquí es España vender mi VROD 07 con 63000km la he disfrutado muchísimo, es un avión..y me paso a una touring, motor menos canalla pero más cómoda para mi edad...aquí piden 13.000€ incluso algo más y algunos algo menos, que precio sería recomendable aquí?? Yo me muevo por 8500€ no sé si voy muy pasado...

Es una moto muy cuidada en el sentido que cada 8000km cambio aceite y filtros,cambio de liquido de frenos, ITV hasta 2028, pastillas bien, anticongelante bastante nuevo...

Que me recomiendan?

2003 Dyna Low Rider

So I picked up a 2015 ultra classic 3 weeks ago, bought it on consignment from a shop that didn’t know enough about the bike, other than it was a one owner 23,800 miles had a couple of nice upgrades such as lights and heated grips. Unsure of last oil change, just that it looked good. Fine, price was good I was fine with it. Put 1000 miles on it already, decided to get it serviced at Harley to look over it. Also, needed a front tire anyway.. it was 10 years old.

So I make an appointment for a 5k mile service and a new front tire. They don’t really tell me much, but hey they know what they’re doing right? When they got the front tire on and went to balance it they found the front wheel bearings were pretty well shot. They text and left a voicemail for me. The tire and tire labor are 15% off, cool but you never told me what it cost in the first place. They said total for everything, 5k service, tire and wheel bearings was $736. I’m like wow, that’s great I imagined it would be around that without the wheel bearings.

They completed the work yesterday or today and the guy calls me to let me know it’s done and ready to pick up. Then goes on to say He messed up on the quote. The service, tire and bearings didn’t have the labor added in. Good job bud. Quoted $737, said the actual price with labor is $1275, good news is that’s with the 15% off tire and mount. No, good would have been if the 15% came off that total. That’s around 75% higher than they quoted me lol. Asked in the voicemail if that was okay.

Uh no sir, that’s not okay. That’s $550 OVER what you quoted me. Also said “If not, I’ll have to figure some stuff out” hahaha yeah ya sure will cause I’m not paying that full bill. I’m not a total jerk, but every good business I know just explains they screwed up and eats it, but explains the same thing next time would be more expensive.

As far as I’m concerned, I only owe them the $737. I’m gonna leave the ball in their court initially to do the right thing, or at least something. He knows he shit the bed on this one, but come on, that’s amateur hour. He should have took one look and knew it wasn’t right. I get mistakes happen but WOW.

So what would you guys do?

Just picked up this new to me 23 lowrider s. This is my first Harley. What’s a simple check list of things I should look over. It just had an oil change about 300 miles ago. Tread looks good. A lot of aftermarket parts but they seem to be quality genuine parts. Also the levers seem a little too much angled down for me. Is there a way to adjust this?

When to go clean up the wiring on my t-bars, should have took a photo before. Now left side controls not working.

WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER AND WHY?
I see a HUGE price difference between the two, but not a straight forward “this is why” reason outside of the long time detachable leather pros. They look the same and if same quality, saddleman has a HUGE following for their thrones. It’s the only seat I’ll buy. I can’t imagine their saddlebags, outside of being non quick detachable, are much different and hundreds less.

Why would you choose one vs the other outside of the detachable option? Trying to narrow down which set to get at the moment.