Topic: Newbie from Alaska (Read 5518 times)

Hawgwild · « **on:** February 09, 2007, 10:09:15 PM »

I bought the Jester in Dec it is still at the dealer. I won't be able to ride it until the end of May, It's cold in Alaska! I wish I would have found it before I bought it. I'm a little worried about the heat problem. Thanks for all the great info everyone post on this site. Thank

skippy · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2007, 10:14:05 PM »

Welcome good looking bike, I think they make snow chains for that model.

hard10 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2007, 10:32:47 PM »

Welcome! Love your bike!

Hoist! · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2007, 02:02:00 AM »

Welcome aboard HW! Beautiful bike. Enjoy the site!

Hoist!

bisounours · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2007, 03:23:48 AM »

Morning Hawgwild !

on this site from FRANCE !

Beautiful bike and frightening security system !

Best regards

Jacques

ccr · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2007, 04:25:47 AM »

Quote from: Hawgwild on February 09, 2007, 10:09:15 PM

...It's cold in Alaska! ...

It's pretty cold almost everywhere right now................ A Great Big CVO Welcome

to you, glad you found your way here.

DavidB · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2007, 04:28:30 AM »

Great looking bike Hogwild. With Harley on strike I think the 07 Blue bikes will be the rarest of them all.

woody · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2007, 07:35:17 AM »

Welcome from NJ. It's pretty cold down here right now too. Hang in there spring is on it's way. You have a short riding season there but some beautiful scenery. Good luck with that beautiful machine.

rbmntx · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2007, 07:51:58 AM »

Welcome aboard Hawg. I've been to Alaska three times: A refueling stop on the way to Viet Nam in '67, another on the back in late '68 and about 8 or 10 years ago I spent a week around Lake Iliamna doing some salmon fishing and taking in nature. Beautiful place! It also busted a myth for me. I've always heard in Texas that we need a good hard freeze in the winter to kill off the insects. Well, Alaska has some pretty hard freezes, I'm guessing but you also have some of the biggest damn mesquitos I've ever seen. We had to lash down our equipment to keep them from flying off with it.

Let us help you kill some time while you patiently wait on spring to can ride that blue beauty.

mr_magoo · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2007, 07:54:54 AM »

Welcome to the site. Which dealer did you get it from. Was up that way to fish on the Kenia river a couple of years ago, great country to ride in when it isn't snowing. Just watch out for the moose.

RedDevil · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2007, 08:13:41 AM »

Welcome to the best site on the web. There are some topics on here that address your concerns about heat and the 110. Big thing is, get those stock mufflers (and headers, IMO) off and open up that AC and have it SERT'd , PC'd, TMax'd (your choice), to get that AFR down to a more tolerable level, and your heat problems will be, for the most part, gone. Enjoy the site and I hope you have deep pockets, cuz some of these guys, not me of course

, will love to spend your money for you.

Cheers

,
Red

Bagger · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2007, 09:50:32 AM »

Welcome to CVO Harley. Sorry, can't speak on the heat challenge, but there are a wealth of folks here who can.

dereck · « **Reply #12 on:** February 10, 2007, 11:30:14 AM »

Hawgwild; very nice pic

Ceej · « **Reply #13 on:** February 10, 2007, 08:37:07 PM »

Quote from: rbmntx on February 10, 2007, 07:51:58 AM

Beautiful place! It also busted a myth for me. I've always heard in Texas that we need a good hard freeze in the winter to kill off the insects.

Yeah - they say that - whoever they are but the bugs in northern Michigan are worse than Ohio - I think its the Darwin theory - Only the strongest survive - season after season. Thus the bugs that remain are only the baddest of the bad! BTW - last week here in Michigan it was colder than Anchorage, -22

Now I've ridden in the teens before but that chit there was COLD!

Jock · « **Reply #14 on:** February 10, 2007, 09:01:37 PM »

Welcome to the site...During which months do you ride in Alaska?

twincam · « **Reply #15 on:** February 10, 2007, 09:51:01 PM »

welcome!!!!!!!!!

Ghost Rider · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2007, 11:46:32 AM »

Hawgwild,

Welcome to the family! We're glad to have you along for the ride. Thanks for sharing the pic as well. There are several of us here very anxious for spring.

"Patience is the hardest part" - Tom Petty

Ride Safe,
Ghost

Hawgwild · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2007, 12:22:25 PM »

Thanks everyone for the warn welcome. Does anyone know of any other members that live in Alaska (Anchorage area)? I'm going to be looking for folks to ride with. I think I have seen one member that lives in Palmer AK? Thanks

d o g o l s · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2007, 12:40:01 PM »

welcome aboard i hope you get some snow chains for that scooter

skyglide · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2007, 02:17:31 PM »

WELCOME AND GREAT COLOR SELCTION

ima29 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 13, 2007, 02:33:46 AM »

Quote from: Hawgwild on February 12, 2007, 12:22:25 PM

Thanks everyone for the warn welcome. Does anyone know of any other members that live in Alaska (Anchorage area)? I'm going to be looking for folks to ride with. I think I have seen one member that lives in Palmer AK? Thanks

Hey HW,

Welcome, welcome. Right now I'm thinking ARGDHHH however 2 beautiful smurfettes will be pretty cool side by side on a road trip to Fairbanks or to the Kenai. Yes I reside in Palmer/ Wasilla area except I will not ship this bike for about a year. You must have taken the one someone had a change of heart on in November as I received a call but had already made a deal in Kauai.

Take a good look around the site as a wealth of info here and willingness to help spend your money.

I will not head back North until late April/ early May but p.m. me and we will hook up, talk story or

Most excellent choice of scooter. Aloha

Kelly

TWNRIG · « **Reply #21 on:** February 21, 2007, 03:47:35 PM »

Welcome to the fantastic site. Dont worry about the heat, all you need to do is like alot of others have said on this site and to you. get rid of that stock exhaust, install a SERT/PCII etc.. new A/F. Let the bike breathe and you are set.
Good luck on getting out before May. I plan on being over 5k by then. Wish more but I do have to work to pay for my toys.

Cerdo · « **Reply #22 on:** February 21, 2007, 10:54:34 PM »

Awesome bike, good luck with it. I hope to ride up there some day when I reire in a few years. After reading all of the info on this site, I ordered the Thunder Max and Auto Tuner from Zippers for my bike. New Air Filter and exhaust on the way.

Andy

rubaga · « **Reply #23 on:** February 25, 2007, 01:30:16 PM »

Welcome to the site! Great looking bike.

Although its also quite cold and icy in Russia now I think we will start riding slightly earlier - April.

All the best!

hoody · « **Reply #24 on:** February 26, 2007, 11:33:39 PM »

welcome from gettysburg, enjoy the ride!

Cerdo · « **Reply #25 on:** March 01, 2007, 09:08:30 PM »

Awesome bike, welcome to the site. Many, many, many ways and advice on how to spend all of your extra $$$$$$ here. Best group of people here you will ever meet, the wealth of advice and experience cannot be found anywhere else, Ride safe and good luck with the new scoot!

Andy

TCinVA · « **Reply #26 on:** March 01, 2007, 09:31:30 PM »

Welcome to the site. You'll love it here

. Great information and advice and it's FREE, well until you start buying the parts and feeding the OCD...
TC

SPIDERMAN · « **Reply #27 on:** March 01, 2007, 09:48:00 PM »

Quote from: Hawgwild on February 09, 2007, 10:09:15 PM

I bought the Jester in Dec it is still at the dealer. I won't be able to ride it until the end of May, It's cold in Alaska! I wish I would have found it before I bought it. I'm a little worried about the heat problem. Thanks for all the great info everyone post on this site. Thank

Very nice bike. I think the Blue is my favorite color in the 07 SEUC now that I've seen all of them for awhile. There's some pics of one with some sweet modifications on one of the threads. The owner swapped out the leather tour-pak for a hardshell Ultra style King Tour-pak and had it painted to match. Did some other nice things as well. No lack of ideas on what you can do if you roam around the different threads. So, Welcome to the site. Make yourself at home. Hell we'll even forgive you if you post 50 times a day. You've got a better excuse than some people we know LOL Hope to get to know you as Alaska will be the last of the 50 states I have ridden in to be conquered after this summer's run to Nelson. I'm hoping to head your way in 08 perhaps.

B B

Somehow I don't think you're going to be bothered by the rear headpipe heat issue dude.

BlueFlames · « **Reply #28 on:** March 01, 2007, 09:56:51 PM »

Welcome to the site - nice bike!!! Hope to be back to fish and ride in Alaska very soon.

Doug

ronshood2000 · « **Reply #29 on:** March 02, 2007, 08:57:55 AM »

Welcome aboard.

So how long is your riding season? 2 weeks?

Sweet ride

In your six months of darkness, you can accessorize like a big dawg.

Have fun and keep the shiny side up.

Author Topic: Newbie from Alaska (Read 5518 times)

Bagger

twincam

SPIDERMAN