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I hope to go pretty far. My grandfather taught me to shut up and listen to the Professionals, then maybe you'll learn something.
I have quite a bit of work to get done for it to be a clean bike. I have until June of 2020 roughly. That is when I'll be enlisting to serve in the Air Force. Should be plenty of time. Especially this winter.Comment
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Have a guy coming to look at my truck tomorrow, and hopefully buy it. As soon as I have the cash in my hands I'm off to buy wheels and tires. And brake pads.
Also on the list:
Tombstone Tail Light
FL Tank Badges
Solo Seat (With the Buddy seat style chrome tube around it)
Switch Housings
Pulley Cover
Belt Cover
Rubber Grips (Never been a Fan of the bumpy metal/rubber grips)
Mirrors.
After that. Ride. Ride. Ride. I'm going for a sort of Retro style. Like a 49 Hydraglide. Man those are beautiful.Comment
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That's a great looking bikeComment
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Wise move.That is when I'll be enlisting to serve in the Air Force.
Retired MSgt here. Study the jobs which interest you. If you're a gearhead aircraft maintenance is currently undermanned and has poor retention which makes this the best time to get in and make rank. (What sucks for some is opportunity for others, and it's easy for anyone with an automotive background to learn aircraft maintenance specialties) I worked avionics on Phantom and Bronco, later engines and crew chief on F-16s) If you prefer a comfier gig the medical fields are a good deal with many civilian job opportunities.
Avoid Transportation (you want to work on aircraft, not ground vehicles, for many reasons) and security forces (horrible morale, constant deployments, only civilian gigs are cop jobs). If you find systems whose service life is long enough for multiple careers that's the best bet.
Retiring long before you're 50 is magnificent. Do it right and you'll never have to work again.
Do not enlist for six years. This preserves some ability to crosstrain after four if that interests you. I loved getting paid to go to tech school on active duty.
You can retake the ASVAB to boost your score. Study whatever ASVAB prep is currently available. Forums like f16.net make useful reading.Last edited by farmall; 07-15-2019, 11:31 AM.Comment
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Really solid advice here. I started my military career in the Army as a recovery/demo specialist. The "downside" was I finished A school just as they pulled the last of the troops out of Vietnam. That put a real limit on advancement opportunities for me. Once I realized the job I was in was a bit of a dead end I changed over to a battalion photographer. Great job, lots of chances to be around people who can help your career.
Had I not shattered my knee in a "training exercise" I would have stayed for the full 20.
Be smart, get the MOS ( job ) you want and if allowed pick a really great first duty location. The Air Force has bases in some very nice places ( Hawaii comes to mind ).
Looking forward to welcoming you to the family!Comment
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Whatever you do, make sure you have a signed contract, nephew went in AF to be a jet mechanic, signed up for six, gets to boot and it's "Boy, we gots enough airplane mechanics, we need truck mechanics" No contract, made a truck mechanic and then leased to the Army as a truck mechanic and went to Iraq and Afganistan, six months at a time. Good luck, was a Navy A/C mechanic myself.Comment
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Ilemme start off this post by clearing this up. Yes. I need a tire. No, Im not going to go ride hours without getting one. Can't ride it now anyways cause the front brake line broke.
I went ahead and got the fishtails. A set of like-new, OE Harley fishtails for $200? I can't pass that up. Drove an hour there to get them. Well worth it.
I have a lead on a set of like-new saddle bags that I'll have to follow up on.
Going to go pick up the tanks later today to take them to the painter to get painted. Is there a good source of OEM Harley Paint?
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Finally. Another update. It's been awhile. I've been working more hours to gather up some dough, along with focusing on school work.
I got the fishtails put on. Also a nice braided front brake line. Now it's ridable again. Seems like the exhaust may have changed the way the motor runs, it acts like its super fat down low, but above 3500-4000 it pulls like a freight train, is that just a harley trait? Still gotta get used to this stuff.
Looks decent cleaned up. I also finally started on the new tanks. Started to sand down the crap in the paint. Got a new tire ordered and should be here somtime this week or next.
Edit: Can't for the life of me figure out why the picture is sideways. Drats.Comment
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