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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 06:34 AM
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For some reason companies just love to get it wrong... When I registered the bike with the Insurance company (Progressive) they were listing it as a FDL... Told them it was a FLD not a FDL... Their responce was they would have to look into it. Then yesterday I was doing a search on Cobra Exaust website and they have it listed as a FLX... Come on people can't you get it right? http://www.cobrausa.com/exhaust_comp...FLX-SWITCHBACK (2012)&product_type = Motorcycle Exhausts


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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 06:44 AM
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Well you start with a FLD, change the pipes and end up with an X hence the FLX.

See the logic in their thinking.

So any Switchback without stock exhaust is an FLX.........
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 07:20 AM
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Stevo, that's a nice bike you got there. Tasty, not over-stated, nice combos dude.

I see you are into acoustic guitars, I have a 1971 Epiphone Texan and I think the model is a 145. Is it worth anything? Made in Japan though, one year past the valuable one. Do I have anything?

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Well you start with a FLD, change the pipes and end up with an X hence the FLX.

See the logic in their thinking.

So any Switchback without stock exhaust is an FLX.........
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 09:56 AM
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Not a very impressive way to sell there goods, makes you think twice.
However I must add I was happy with the exhaust I bought from them.
http://s1125.photobucket.com/albums/l588/PerryJoseph/VTX%201300C/?action=view&current=P6060262.jpg

 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by wyldspirit
For some reason companies just love to get it wrong... When I registered the bike with the Insurance company (Progressive) they were listing it as a FDL... Told them it was a FLD not a FDL... Their responce was they would have to look into it. Then yesterday I was doing a search on Cobra Exaust website and they have it listed as a FLX... Come on people can't you get it right? http://www.cobrausa.com/exhaust_comp...FLX-SWITCHBACK (2012)&product_type = Motorcycle Exhausts


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Progressive did the same thing on my bike. It's an FDL according to them.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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The first hint of the FLD was sometime in early 2011 when someone discovered the EPA application to the feds. Harley Davidson at that time was calling it an FLX and apparently changed it to FLD later.
 

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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by wyldspirit
For some reason companies just love to get it wrong... When I registered the bike with the Insurance company (Progressive) they were listing it as a FDL... Told them it was a FLD not a FDL... Their responce was they would have to look into it. Then yesterday I was doing a search on Cobra Exaust website and they have it listed as a FLX... Come on people can't you get it right? http://www.cobrausa.com/exhaust_comp...FLX-SWITCHBACK (2012)&product_type = Motorcycle Exhausts


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So what exactly is it that is "FUBAR?"
 
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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FUBAR, F%&#ed Up Beyond All Repair, FUBAR. Origin; US Military
 
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Did a google search for FDL, and found a 2002 model. Closer inspection of the ad showed it to be a FXDL lowrider, and the X was just left off.

Like a rose I guess, by any other name, a Harley is still a Harley, and rides so sweet.

Sorry Shakespeare...dd50
 
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did you see in the new HOG rag where they got the front tire size wrong?
we have an 18 inch rim not 17
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