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Those grips are Kuryakyn's. Same ones I put on mine. I like them (particularly the wrist-rest on the throttle).
The other thing I noticed is that it still has the breather routed up to the airbox. That's a very "stocky" tell.
The "period correct" live-to-ride bits are nice! I keep trying to decide if I should take mine off!!
If you are interested, here are some shots of mine I took last year right after I got it and before I started cocking it up. It was pretty close to stock (just a few doo-dads added on but 100% certain no major mechanical work ever done). It's an EG Classic, not Ultra Classic, so there are some differences there. Anyway, here you go if you want to compare:
Mirrors
missing the luggage rack
Speedo cable too long
Later style mufflers, it's possible they cut the flanges off or, a better solution, changed to later head pipes.
missing front fender skirt
Okay, so clearly I need to revise my definition of "all stock", LOL! The pipes are the stock pipes from a newer year, I believe the flanges have been cut. It does have some "Live to Ride, Ride to Live" stuff on it, in addition to the Kuryakyn Iso grips and the afore mentioned Klock Werks windshield and aftermarket CD player. I noticed the missing luggage rack last night, because the holes are there, just covered with little screw buttons. The license plate is in the wrong spot, because the plate mount is obviously missing. I noticed the missing front fender skirt too, but the fender has a couple of dents, so didn't figure that was a big deal. The mirrors I didn't pick up on. the fairing mounted mirrors seem to work well enough, and they appeared to be MoCo. mirrors, so I didn't question it. I did notice some peeling paint on the front jug, but again, 26 year old motorcycle... I suppose I should have said that I believe it to be mechanically stock, LOL! The lighter is still there, works, and doesn't appear to have ever been used.
My version is that "stock" applies only to the drive train and nothing else.. You may stretch it to include the frame/rolling chassis, but that would be it and I'm not talking about paint and sheet metal.
All stock? Why are the heads and cylinders all black? They could have been painted without any disassembly, but how likely is that?
That's exactly what I did to my '94, touched up the heads and cylinders without disassembling them. That old black wrinkle paint didn't hold up very well, by 50,000 miles it was peeling off all over the cylinders and heads. You'd be amazed what can be done with some small wire brushes, sandpaper, newspapers, masking tape and cheap airbrush.
I did sand the fin edges afterward, so the bike looked stock.
Put the lowers back on last night. Discovered that the tour pack appears to be dead, no power to lights or rear speakers. It looks like the wire harness runs between the right saddle bag and the seat. Found a couple of broken wires in the harness, and a couple that have some ugly aftermarket spade connectors on them. Would really like to have the lights and speakers working. I also noticed on a short ride last night, that the right turn signal stops flashing under acceleration. Works fine at idle and when decelerating, but constantly on under acceleration. I think I've got some elderly gremlins I need to chase away!
Ziggie, Congrats on the way you managed to strike a nice deal.... Definitely better than the v-rod and not only that I'm sure wifey is much happier.... Ride safe man.....
Hey Omaha...
I must say i love the color of your Glide. Is that the Pearl Sun Glow Orange? Love it man....
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