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Birdy - ever do any Ironbutt stuff? God help us...
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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nothing particularly special - I think its completely stock, but its mine!(or will be tomorrow) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/4itEYY8.jpg) That's a real beauty. Ride safe, and good luck!
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I can't imagine riding a bike 500 miles in a day.
Do it without even leaving WI. Riding around musky country and just seeing what I see. Can’t think of a better reason to get one actually.
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Nice Hog. Dont be taking selfies cruising down the road.
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Great looking Bikle, let us know how you like it, I'm just assuming it's going to take up a bunch of test miles.
Be Polite , Be Professional , but have a plan to kill everybody you meet
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If I get a HD it would something like this hardtail springer. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/L6VrzgnH/258.jpg)
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
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snagged a 2006 this morning. I think I got a good price. Well maintained, stored at a Harley Dealership during the winter, bought it off a guy in the high dollar part of town.
I pick it up tomorrow Pics... ASAP snagged a 2006 this morning. I think I got a good price. Well maintained, stored at a Harley Dealership during the winter, bought it off a guy in the high dollar part of town.
I pick it up tomorrow Pics... ASAP nothing particularly special - I think its completely stock, but its mine!(or will be tomorrow) Nice bike ! Good luck with it !
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If I get a HD it would something like this hardtail springer. Cool, but I'm too old to ride something with such minimal suspension. The Lowrider is a bit choppy, but does ok.
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I'd just have it for around town or maybe running to the next town over, if I'm going on a long trip it will be in the truck or car.
God bless Texas-----------------------
Old 300
I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
Its not how you pick the booger..
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If I get a HD it would something like this hardtail springer. Springers rock!
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Birdy - ever do any Ironbutt stuff? God help us... For general interest, here's the 2019 Iron Butt Results, https://www.ironbutt.org/ibrfacts.htm#2019Note finisher #43; 9,000 miles in I suppose 11 days on a 2006 Sportster  I didn't know this until just now but there's different grades of Iron Butt besides the famous biennial rally. Apparently 1,000 miles in a day is a thing. Here's a good account from a guy who did that in 2014 on a Sportster 48..... and everybody musta heard him coming a long ways off.....  http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1761800 Looking around earlier on those Iron Butt results over the years, one year some guy hauled around his 12 yo daughter 12,000 miles on an HD dresser with sidecar  Can't imagine what she did to deserve that, but she prob'ly woulda preferred being just grounded like reg'lar kids.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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No more pics after you took possession? WTF?
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thanks
I'm glad its appreciated.
In today's market you can get alot of bike for middling money.
its taken up residence in the garage. My sportster has a WTF? look on it now
It was a pretty day but I didn't get a chance to ride it. I've been waiting for the weather to break so I could put new brake lines on Toyota pickup- and that took up most of my day
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A RoadKing was the first Harley I ever rode. So low and easy to ride. Like a big leather pillow strapped to a miniature washing machine. Lol.
Nice bike, man!
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Last bike I had was identical to that ... HD Road King Classic! I put tall handlebars (about shoulder height) on her and she was a cruising machine. I wouldn’t have another without a windshield. Miss that bike!
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My Dad was the Chief of Surgery for 30+ years for a hospital near Boston. He referred to motorcycles as “Donorcycles” because of all the brain injuries he’d see when the weather warmed up. He was an expert at skin grafts, having served on Guam during WW II. The Japanese refused to surrender, so they had to burn them out of caves with Napalm. The ones that didn’t die got skin grafts from my Dad. Came in handy when he had to treat bad road rash from cycle crashes.
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My Dad was the Chief of Surgery for 30+ years for a hospital near Boston. He referred to motorcycles as “Donorcycles” because of all the brain injuries he’d see when the weather warmed up. He was an expert at skin grafts, having served on Guam during WW II. The Japanese refused to surrender, so they had to burn them out of caves with Napalm. The ones that didn’t die got skin grafts from my Dad. Came in handy when he had to treat bad road rash from cycle crashes. Wow, never heard that before in my 35 years of safe riding. Do you ride?
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My younger brother is six years younger and sold his bike because he feels he is two old for it.
It is kind of difficult to justify a 6 month riding season. I have ridden in snow but that ship has sailed.
I just read that the HD had engineered all the vibration out of the new Milwaukee 8 engine but felt like the core customers would not accept that.
So they compromised on 75% reduction of vibration.
That sounds ridiculous to me.
I think they should have made a VRod bagger.
whelennut
Congrats on the Road King it is a beauty.
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
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but I'm pretty sure the Road King is for me. Fuel Injected 88ci mid 2000 era is about my price range.
I'd really advise you to stretch a little & get a newer model with the 103, or even a 96" engine.................on a stock bike, there's enough performance difference to matter & improved suspension & handling as well. There are lots of REALLY good deals on bikes right now. My 2012 RKC ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/pGgNVZB.jpg) My 2011 Superglide ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/6Q5RhJW.jpg) good advice but my price point was pretty solid and I wasn't going to get out of the low mileage 88's range. Plus given my history of bikes, this feels like I'm riding a lazy boy recliner
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Classy ride...!!! Are you going to store the windscreen while around town? snagged a 2006 this morning. I think I got a good price. Well maintained, stored at a Harley Dealership during the winter, bought it off a guy in the high dollar part of town.
I pick it up tomorrow Pics... ASAP snagged a 2006 this morning. I think I got a good price. Well maintained, stored at a Harley Dealership during the winter, bought it off a guy in the high dollar part of town.
I pick it up tomorrow Pics... ASAP nothing particularly special - I think its completely stock, but its mine!(or will be tomorrow)
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