When did you have your 1st ride on a HD and what was it like?

Mine was on my 18th birthday, I was at tradeschool and living in Adelaide. My parents were in Mount Gambier and they organised a ride for me with the local Harley tours.The bike was a red Fatboy and I remember it had only done 30km's. We rode up through the hills and back via the beach. The rider raced Ducati's and rode the HD like one. I remember him saying that he normally took a break for the passenger about halfway, but he said the smile he could see in the mirrors kept him going. We did about 200k's in the 2 hours on a hot November night. I remember it better than losing my virginity!

At that time Peter Stevens the HD dealer was in the old Repco building on King William Rd. I used to go in there so regularly they gave me the big coffee table catalogues to get rid of me, I've still got them all! 

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October 22nd 2007. 5:15pm. About 37 minutes after I handed over the cheque.

Did 300km around Darwin in the following 4.5 hours. The next day my face hurt from smilling, my wrists, legs, back and bum hurt and I didn't care 'cause I had to ride another 300k's home. All good.

About 8 years ago I was looking to buy a new (secondhand) Ducatti when a mate with a harley suggested I get a Harley.
So I awnsered an add in the paper for from someone selling a 1979 FXE Shovel for 10 grand. I only went there with the intention of looking at the bike to see what $10 000 would get me. The bike was is pretty good nik but I still wasn't sure as I had never ridden a Harley. The owner talked me into having a ride and the minute I got the bike off his driveway I new that I must have this bike. I have loved Harleys ever since.

When I was 18 or 19 - on my unlce Bob's Electra Glide.

in 1989

A rigid trike from like 1947....Bumpy but still had that HD thang that was 1986

Oh man...well how sad am I?? i started on a trike

as long as i dont end on a trike i wil be happy

First time as a passenger on my Uncle's Softail, 1986. Got to rife his Heritage around the block a few times when I was 17. Next time was in December last year when I picked up my '08 Fatboy.

My ex Boss's Springer softy about 1995 or so.
Had to move it from one workshop to another when we moved premesis and he was o/s.
I took the looong way
I was surprised with how good the gearbox was, I expected it to be a lot clunkier than it was, being a tractor and all.
Watching those springer front end bits going up and down was pretty cool too.

Summer of 1994 on my mate's softail. My car was in a workshop and my mate gave me a ride to and from work.

Second ride was in October 2007 from Fraser in Morley on my own softail. Did 450 km.

I used to pinch my brothers iron barreled roadster and ride it to school before I had a bike licence. I stoped when he found out and bashed the crappa out of me. My first legal ride was on a 88 Heritage, my  first new bike I owned and hooked for life now.

 My first ride was on my mates Heritage , he was full of piss and there was a copper lurking so he rang me up to come and get him - kicked her in the guts and roared off up the street , got to the first corner and grabbed a handful of front brake and found out first hand the stopping capabilities of standard Harley brakes -  Got it round the corner without scraping TOO many bits off and took it a bit easier from then on .

A mate bought around a Evo Fat Boy and said go for a ride as he knew that I always wanted a Harley. I had never riden a road bike before so off I went, with no licence. Got to the first corner and had to find the brakes quickly, lucky there wasnt anything comming. Off I went for a quick ride feeling about 6 foot and 100kg and loved it. About 6 months later I told the wife that I wanted a cheap road bike to get to work and eventually came home  with a Deuce as the bank manager loved Harleys(God bless her). The Harley is the first road bike I have owned and proud to say I havnt ridden a Japper.

A mate bought around a Evo Fat Boy and said go for a ride as he knew that I always wanted a Harley. I had never riden a road bike before so off I went, with no licence. Got to the first corner and had to find the brakes quickly, lucky there wasnt anything comming. Off I went for a quick ride feeling about 6 foot and 100kg and loved it. About 6 months later I told the wife that I wanted a cheap road bike to get to work and eventually came home  with a Deuce as the bank manager loved Harleys(God bless her). The Harley is the first road bike I have owned and proud to say I havnt ridden a Japper.

Its kinda like virginity...I wish i never rode a Jappa now I met my Harley..

I fell in love with the softail when I first saw one back in 1986, and then I knew I was going to own one, It took me 20years to eventually get one but the wait has been worth it. I was riding a ducati and my friend has a 2002 Duece, so we swap for the ride home and that was it

Last year when i bought the night train certainally not my first bike but it was my first harley and i just love this bike.

On the back of a friends Softail Custom, in Kakadu National Park, and I glanced over his shoulder to see 160km/hr on the speedo. His wife bought it for his 40th birthday, I had to wait until I turned 50 before I got my Softail.
First ride where I was the pilot was briefly on a FXR about an 86 model.
The day I picked up my brand spakin new Softail and had to ride home 230km, it pissed down as well.........still smiling ....

1988. i was living in broome at the time and a sheila i was sharing with had a brother who rode his 1985 FXEF Superglide over from adelaide .he wanted to sell to buy a monaro off a cocky.so the deal was done 10g cash,it had 19000 ks on the clock.and i was happy as.

that guy ended up back in adelaide sold the monaro and bought another harley.