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Old 08-31-2015, 06:37 PM
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I'm in as long as the curves are long and sweeping!! These floorboards touch quickly.
Well Florida roads are pretty straight and long
 
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Sounds like fun. Will you be at Biketoberfest?
 
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Sounds like fun. Will you be at Biketoberfest?

Very likely yes. Are you going?
 
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Very likely yes. Are you going?
I plan to, but work is a nightmare right now.
 
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Slims love 80mph sweepers
Logged in hopin maybe we had a new FLS S owner and your it!
Congrats and ride safe
 
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I dig it, good move
 
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I won't give you too much **** for getting a softail...

Honestly, your Dyna was part of the reason I wanted to go a similar style. I'll try to not be hurt.

However, of the softails, this one is my favorite. I like the all blacked out look and that green looks great in photos, at least.

I've ridden the slim and dragged the holy living hell out of those floor boards. There's no way I could ride that bike now. I drag all the time on my Dyna.

You gotta do at least a stage one and awaken that 110!

Put some of these on it! I just put some on my sportster. They're pretty good and very affordable. They'd really help with that classic style that bike has.
http://www.dragspecialties.com/produ...oductId=246745

Much respect, SLV! Enjoy the ride!
 
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I sat on one at the Dealer today but it was already sold, and a little too cramped for me because I have long legs. So I went with the Fatboy S instead.
 
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I sat on one at the Dealer today but it was already sold, and a little too cramped for me because I have long legs. So I went with the Fatboy S instead.
I thought you were getting the teal and white Heritage?

How long are your legs? Inseam and overall height?
 
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I won't give you too much **** for getting a softail...

Honestly, your Dyna was part of the reason I wanted to go a similar style. I'll try to not be hurt.

However, of the softails, this one is my favorite. I like the all blacked out look and that green looks great in photos, at least.

I've ridden the slim and dragged the holy living hell out of those floor boards. There's no way I could ride that bike now. I drag all the time on my Dyna.

You gotta do at least a stage one and awaken that 110!

Put some of these on it! I just put some on my sportster. They're pretty good and very affordable. They'd really help with that classic style that bike has.
http://www.dragspecialties.com/produ...oductId=246745

Much respect, SLV! Enjoy the ride!
I loved that Dyna and wish I would have kept it. I thought I was going to be overseas for at least two years, but it lasted six months. I didn't have the strength to build another.

The Slim is entirely different. The seat height is like sitting in the floor, but I'm adapting. I put 120 miles on it today and started feeling one with it. I have dragged the boards a few times, but they're catalogue items, so I'm not too concerned. HD has some shocks that raise it 1". I'll give it a few months before I decide. Honestly, even with the 110, I find that I ride almost at the speed limit without feeling weird. The Dyna, and the cafe Sportster just hated loping along. This thing just feels natural at cruising speeds. That's probably a good thing considering my recent history with the PoPo.

Believe it or not, this bike needs very few mods, functionally or aesthetically. HD skimped only in the right places. The grips are the cheap plastic standards, but every rider uses different grips.

The cans have that's, so they aren't elaborate. I'll look into the Drag Specialties link.

Thanks for dropping in and the respect is reciprocated.
 


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