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My First Harley
« on: March 02, 2018, 05:23:00 PM »

Hello All

So I ordered my first Harley, an 18 CVO SG. I grew up on bikes both dirt and street but have not ridden for twenty years and I turned 60 first of the year. Now that the Kids are out of the house and the wife has finally relented on me buying a bike I put a deposit down back in Jan. Scheduled delivery is pushed back to April.

Had to take my MC endorsement class and smoked the class, it was a blast, it was like riding a bicycle, you never forget and my twenty years of racing experience helped and hurt a little. The female instructor didn't like some of my habits like 2 finger braking and starting in second gear but the rest of the class especially the girls asked my for tips and tricks as the instructors were not informative enough IMHO.

At the end of Feb I ordered a king tour pack and back rest hoping it would arrive around the same time as the bike. The craziest thing and shocked everyone when it arrived in 5 days! The same day I ordered a FXRG switchback jacket, it took 10 days to arrive.

Fortunately the dealer (Seminole Harley in Sanford FL) let me apply my discounts early in that anything purchased with the bike gets a 15% discount.

I've taken 2 test rides at two different dealers. I feel like a kid at Christmas Time waiting on this 117 beast to come in and I sold my 66' Nova SS so i can pay cash for the whole thing.

I've been reading the forums for awhile now and they have been very informative.  Great Forum, Thanks Guys.

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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2018, 05:28:59 PM »

Welcome from NE Ohio, I kinda did the same thing, haven't road for 19 years then "bam" started riding again! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have, good luck with the new bike.
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2018, 05:48:40 PM »

Oh, the fun is about to begin...

Keep reading and the fine folks on this fabulous website have all kinds of ways for spending your money!  ;D

The customizing and making it your bike is one of the best things about owning a Harley.

Enjoy your new ride and welcome to the best site on the web!  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2018, 05:51:14 PM »

Welcome to the site from The Lowcountry of South Carolina!

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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2018, 06:34:56 PM »

Welcome to this amazing site. Isn't it cool that at 60 years young we can still get as excited as a 5 year old on Christmas morning waking up to our 1st bicycle under the tree? Keep posting your progress.
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2018, 07:34:01 PM »

Welcome from the Heart of Dixie and welcome back to riding!  Wow, you did it BIG, not only 1st time back on a bike in a while or first Harley but ordered a C-freakin-V-freakin-O!!! Well done my man!
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2018, 09:32:03 PM »

Welcome from NW Ohio
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« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2018, 09:50:08 PM »

Welcome from southern Louisiana.
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2018, 11:52:39 PM »

:welcome_005:   Welcome to the site, CVOFla  :welcome_005:   from  :sunny:  Los Angeles, CA 

:sunny:  and the CVO gang!   :vrolijk_6:   Congratulations on your CVO Street Glide!      :2vrolijk_21:   :2vrolijk_21:

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« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2018, 11:57:42 PM »

Welcome to the site from Southern Ontario,Canada   :pepper: :pepper: :pepper:
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2018, 03:49:50 AM »

Welcome to the site!  You're gonna have a lot of fun riding that new Harley!  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2018, 08:26:54 AM »

Welcome from St. Louis and SW FL.
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2018, 08:46:16 AM »

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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2018, 05:01:32 PM »

Good evening

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I send you the  :welcome_005: from FRANCE

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« Reply #15 on: March 03, 2018, 07:27:44 PM »

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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2018, 05:29:09 AM »

Hello All

So I ordered my first Harley, an 18 CVO SG. I grew up on bikes both dirt and street but have not ridden for twenty years and I turned 60 first of the year. Now that the Kids are out of the house and the wife has finally relented on me buying a bike I put a deposit down back in Jan. Scheduled delivery is pushed back to April.

Had to take my MC endorsement class and smoked the class, it was a blast, it was like riding a bicycle, you never forget and my twenty years of racing experience helped and hurt a little. The female instructor didn't like some of my habits like 2 finger braking and starting in second gear but the rest of the class especially the girls asked my for tips and tricks as the instructors were not informative enough IMHO.

At the end of Feb I ordered a king tour pack and back rest hoping it would arrive around the same time as the bike. The craziest thing and shocked everyone when it arrived in 5 days! The same day I ordered a FXRG switchback jacket, it took 10 days to arrive.

Fortunately the dealer (Seminole Harley in Sanford FL) let me apply my discounts early in that anything purchased with the bike gets a 15% discount.

I've taken 2 test rides at two different dealers. I feel like a kid at Christmas Time waiting on this 117 beast to come in and I sold my 66' Nova SS so i can pay cash for the whole thing.

I've been reading the forums for awhile now and they have been very informative.  Great Forum, Thanks Guys.
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2018, 04:23:25 PM »

Congrats, and welcome to the site  :2vrolijk_21:
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« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2018, 07:22:14 AM »

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« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2018, 09:40:56 AM »

Welcome from NE Florida.
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2018, 09:25:23 PM »

Greetings and welcome to the site.

As you may already know there is a vast array of experience within our membership that stand ready to assist you in your riding pleasure, not to mention spend some of your hard earned coin.  Take it all in and enjoy! 

In addition there are a number of opportunities to meet and greet some of these fine folks at some of the informal gatherings.  Gatherings are held throughout the year and hosted by members.  A wonderful means to better know your fellow riders.

Below are some of the events planned for 2018.  Click on the below gathering names for more information…  Click on the Welcome to the Pleasure Dome for FUN!

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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #21 on: March 08, 2018, 02:42:50 AM »

Hello All

So I ordered my first Harley, an 18 CVO SG. I grew up on bikes both dirt and street but have not ridden for twenty years and I turned 60 first of the year. Now that the Kids are out of the house and the wife has finally relented on me buying a bike I put a deposit down back in Jan. Scheduled delivery is pushed back to April.

Jeez that’s a long wait, but will be worth it. Suppose I was lucky with mine, went into the dealer to talk about a trade 2 weeks ago & he said they had one on order that left the US a few days earlier, it will be here by the end of this month 😎

Enjoy your new ride.
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Re: My First Harley
« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2018, 03:19:30 PM »

Welcome to the best CVO site on the Web. Good luck and ride safe from Virginia.

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