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wide glide looks like a Rocker?
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Road Captain
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wide glide looks like a Rocker?
I know i seen a wide glide with a wide tire kit and a modified fender it looked like the new rocker
but can't seam to find it. anyone know of a post with it in it was wanting to show it to a friend.
but can't seam to find it. anyone know of a post with it in it was wanting to show it to a friend.
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RE: wide glide looks like a Rocker?
ORIGINAL: Critter174
I know i seen a wide glide with a wide tire kit and a modified fender
it looked like the new rocker
but can't seam to find it.
anyone know of a post with it in it was wanting to show it to a friend.
I know i seen a wide glide with a wide tire kit and a modified fender
it looked like the new rocker
but can't seam to find it.
anyone know of a post with it in it was wanting to show it to a friend.
WG has shox exposed.
You may be thinking of rRacing,
with the floating seat.
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RE: wide glide looks like a Rocker?
I think the WG is the old school factory custom as they call it and the Rocker is the new one. As people's views of what a "chopper" is has changed. I'm pretty sure that is what HD was going for with this bike. Kids these days don't appreciate the more old school looks, everyone wants the fat tire, drag bars, "LOOK AT ME!!!" bikes.
That's just my $.02, I'll keep my WG.
That's just my $.02, I'll keep my WG.
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RE: wide glide looks like a Rocker?
ORIGINAL: BigJfxdwg
Kids these days don't appreciate the more old school looks, everyone wants the fat tire, drag bars, "LOOK AT ME!!!" bikes.
Kids these days don't appreciate the more old school looks, everyone wants the fat tire, drag bars, "LOOK AT ME!!!" bikes.
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RE: wide glide looks like a Rocker?
Aren't choppers with all their chrome and raked out forksand loud pipes "look at me" bikes too?
I don't see the new bikes as any more attention seeking than the older choppers.
I don't see the new bikes as any more attention seeking than the older choppers.
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RE: wide glide looks like a Rocker?
ORIGINAL: BigJfxdwg
I think the WG is the old school factory custom as they call it and the Rocker is the new one. As people's views of what a "chopper" is has changed. I'm pretty sure that is what HD was going for with this bike. Kids these days don't appreciate the more old school looks, everyone wants the fat tire, drag bars, "LOOK AT ME!!!" bikes.
That's just my $.02, I'll keep my WG.
I think the WG is the old school factory custom as they call it and the Rocker is the new one. As people's views of what a "chopper" is has changed. I'm pretty sure that is what HD was going for with this bike. Kids these days don't appreciate the more old school looks, everyone wants the fat tire, drag bars, "LOOK AT ME!!!" bikes.
That's just my $.02, I'll keep my WG.
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RE: wide glide looks like a Rocker?
There are a lot of 20 year olds buying new H-D's. Maybe not "kids" but younger riders and my point was that these are the people HD is trying to hook. That was the original reason for Willie G to come up with the Dynas. The Bobbers are catching on again, I think because they are more ridable than some of the other builds.
The "look at me!" bikes I mean are the ones with a 300 tire on the rear and are basically unridable for more that 20 miles, a lot like some of the choppers were in the 60's and 70's with crazy rakes and the front wheel a mile ahead of the rest of the bike. My point was that they were going after the new style choppers to attract the younger crowd.
The "look at me!" bikes I mean are the ones with a 300 tire on the rear and are basically unridable for more that 20 miles, a lot like some of the choppers were in the 60's and 70's with crazy rakes and the front wheel a mile ahead of the rest of the bike. My point was that they were going after the new style choppers to attract the younger crowd.