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Nov 24, 2016 | 07:02 AM

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98hotrodfatboy

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well i screwed up and missed out. Should have give the old timer the $3500, someone else did. Still looking and i would prefer a rear belt drive anyway. Mike

doh!!!!!

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Nov 24, 2016 | 07:17 AM

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Owtlaw

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Well I screwed up and missed out. Should have give the old timer the $3500, someone else did. Still looking and I would prefer a rear belt drive anyway. Mike

Indeed. Some of us old timers know what we have.

Nov 24, 2016 | 07:55 AM

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Dr.Hess

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86 FXR had a belt drive. Yeah, you missed out on that one.

Nov 24, 2016 | 08:30 AM

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glidein wide

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I thought it was belt drive also, like my 86 wg ,just a different tranny. You missed a good deal...

Nov 24, 2016 | 03:46 PM

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86 FXR had a belt drive. Yeah, you missed out on that one.

If you look real close at the picture, just ahead of the saddlebag, you can actually see the chain sprocket. From the research I did at least some of the 86' FXR Super Glides must have come with a chain drive. I originally thought it might have been changed over but I found several factory literature pics that clearly showed a chain drive, one was even enclosed. Oh well winters almost here and I was going to have to find a place to store it anyway. Mike

Nov 24, 2016 | 08:13 PM

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Now is the time to buy. With Christmas coming, some are in need of cash and good deals are to be had.....

Nov 28, 2016 | 01:38 PM

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PanHeadRich

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Originally Posted by ppilotmike

Well I screwed up and missed out. Should have give the old timer the $3500, someone else did. Still looking and I would prefer a rear belt drive anyway. Mike

Bummer you missed it Bro, but they're out there, you'll find one. You guys see great prices on them as well, which is why I bought mine from the mid-west. You do need to jump on a good price though. BTW, I thought 84 was the last year of chain driven FXR's? If that one had a chain, he may have reverted back. Some do that to fit a wider tire, others do it for wheelies.