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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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You are certainly off on the right foot.I too was married had a son,and built my first house in my early 20's.Up till that time had been buying basket case Harleys and having a ball.Bought my first new one 1976 SuperGlide,then several more new ones.Back to building my own again because it is so much less expensive to get exactly what you want.Puttingbig inch motors into Harley frames takes a lot of thought to get it right.It is well worth the wait.Good Luck to you.Dog
 
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Convert the 600sq ft into an indoor/24 hr personal shop.....its cheaper. Just convince your wife that this will be the extent of mid-life crisis....no tupe's or girlfriends or corvette ragtops. Use the money saved to build the True custom. Or use it for the divorce lawyer? Desicions....desicions....
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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'77 Iron Head going into an Fly Rite frame.... Can't wait to get 'er started...

-Ryan "Rowdy."
 
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 06:07 PM
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I would definitely do it again and plan on it. Nothing beats the experience ou get from do this sort of thing yourself.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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My wife is already very understanding as I coach wrestling right now. So I leave my house by 7 am every morning and I'm never home before 7, and most weekends I leave by 5:45 and I am not home until 9 at the VERY EARLIEST. If I took the time to build an indoor rench palace, I would spend even more time away from her, and really get my a$$ in a jam!

I am working on getting a principal position as that si what my master's degree is for and then she won't have to work so hard, she can stay at home if and when we have our little one and I won't be coaching anymore so I'll actually have the time, and the money of course to do it right.

I can turn a wrench, and I consider myself a fast learner/intelligent so the build should not be impossible. Plus my dad is a wiz when it comes to working on anything. Heis the one helping with the heating/cooling/plumbing/electrical in my upstairs, the only thing I am contracting out is to finish the walls after we install the drywall (I don't want to see seams

I am then giving my Sportster to my father for all the help, and so we can ride together, and I am building mine
 
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