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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 12:03 AM
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Great find..FX shovel is on my short list of wants.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 02:26 AM
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Nice Ride CHEESE.......... I'm assuming a BATH is in the NEAR future?
 
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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 03:20 AM
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Nice Ride CHEESE.......... I'm assuming a BATH is in the NEAR future?


Kees don't bath, he gets pressure washed every Queen's Birthday Weekend...
 
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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 06:50 AM
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Wait until you get to do a top end on the shovel. Haha. Congrats and it's a sharp bike
 
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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 07:06 AM
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Kees don't bath, he gets pressure washed every Queen's Birthday Weekend...
Why do I think the rest of that sentence goes
"whether he wants one or not"....
 
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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 07:08 AM
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Nice! Nothing sounds like a shovel with straight pipes...
 
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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 07:23 AM
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Congrats! Glad it finally got to you
 
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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 09:37 AM
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Congrats buddy. Real slick bike! I'm still toying around with the idea of making my next bike a shovel.
 
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Very nice bike. How old are those tires? I haven't seen raised white lettering for a loooooong time.

I've got an FLH shovel sitting next to my EVO. 1973. First year for front and rear bananas.


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Old Nov 24, 2015 | 02:03 PM
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Very nice bike. How old are those tires?
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Brank spanking new....the guy hunted for them to keep it period looking.


I was going to change them but after a while it grows on you because they are so 80's
 
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