Am I nuts?
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10-11-2015, 01:56 PM
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10-11-2015, 02:00 PM
You are in quite a bind! I'd love to have either! Love the Crossbones! FXR's are awesome bikes. Reason I have neither of those is because I couldn't stand to get rid of my Bob. It would have to be in addition. And no, you're not nuts. A pic of the Crossbones and FXR would be nice! Seen some beautiful pics of modified Xbones. Thinking of:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/membe...sbones-08.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/membe...sbones-08.html
Last edited by Robbie13; 10-11-2015 at 03:42 PM.
#3
10-11-2015, 07:19 PM
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I have spent many, many days and nights working on shovels for myself or friends. I LOVE them, but you will absolutely lose reliability if your crossbones is in good working order.
For most people, not that big of a deal. If I were you, I would look for an EVO FXR. They are the greatest bikes ever made by MoCo. I wish I still had mine.
For most people, not that big of a deal. If I were you, I would look for an EVO FXR. They are the greatest bikes ever made by MoCo. I wish I still had mine.
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10-11-2015, 09:21 PM
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10-13-2015, 03:22 PM
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10-13-2015, 04:21 PM
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10-13-2015, 05:03 PM
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You shouldn't have any trouble finding a nice FXR for what your Xbones can sell for. But I do agree with the others on an EVO power plant, rather than a Shovel. I've owned 3 Panheads and I don't even remember how many Shovels, so I do have a lot of experience with them. Sure Shovels are cool & vintage, but the EVO can go coast to coast continuously. You can also get a lot more H.P. out of an EVO without sacrificing dependability. You can build a stock EVO 89" and still be dependable. I've known people to run 90" Shovels thru the years, but they didn't stay together very long. Or you can just drop a huge S&S crate motor in it and still be a reliable bike. I put the S&S V111" in mine. And in the Harley world, that's a lot of motor for a 600lb bike. That's their touring motor and it's as dependable as you can hope for. Yet offers a real nice handful of throttle.
BTW, I bought 1993 FXRS stock with 35k miles on it out of Indiana. Flew out from CA to ride it back home. 2400 miles and it was an awesome trip. I put another 16k miles on that stock motor before swapping it out for the S&S. I absolutely love this machine!
Good luck with whatever you decide.
BTW, I bought 1993 FXRS stock with 35k miles on it out of Indiana. Flew out from CA to ride it back home. 2400 miles and it was an awesome trip. I put another 16k miles on that stock motor before swapping it out for the S&S. I absolutely love this machine!
Good luck with whatever you decide.
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10-13-2015, 05:17 PM
You shouldn't have any trouble finding a nice FXR for what your Xbones can sell for. But I do agree with the others on an EVO power plant, rather than a Shovel. I've owned 3 Panheads and I don't even remember how many Shovels, so I do have a lot of experience with them. Sure Shovels are cool & vintage, but the EVO can go coast to coast continuously. You can also get a lot more H.P. out of an EVO without sacrificing dependability. You can build a stock EVO 89" and still be dependable. I've known people to run 90" Shovels thru the years, but they didn't stay together very long. Or you can just drop a huge S&S crate motor in it and still be a reliable bike. I put the S&S V111" in mine. And in the Harley world, that's a lot of motor for a 600lb bike. That's their touring motor and it's as dependable as you can hope for. Yet offers a real nice handful of throttle.
BTW, I bought 1993 FXRS stock with 35k miles on it out of Indiana. Flew out from CA to ride it back home. 2400 miles and it was an awesome trip. I put another 16k miles on that stock motor before swapping it out for the S&S. I absolutely love this machine!
Good luck with whatever you decide.
BTW, I bought 1993 FXRS stock with 35k miles on it out of Indiana. Flew out from CA to ride it back home. 2400 miles and it was an awesome trip. I put another 16k miles on that stock motor before swapping it out for the S&S. I absolutely love this machine!
Good luck with whatever you decide.
You hardly ever see an FXR for sale around here anyway. Would love to have one. Too many bikes I want and not enough $$...