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Old Jun 30, 2021 | 02:15 PM
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My mate finally bought an FXR.
(FXR are not that common here in Sweden).
3 owners from new and a genuine 30 000km

Original aircleaner and mufflers.
Highway pegs and homemade luggage rack looks as to be the only changes.

Looking forward to testdrive his bike and find out what the FXR craze is all about.







 
Old Jun 30, 2021 | 02:26 PM
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That’s a nice find right there.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2021 | 07:53 AM
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Not many nice ones left over here either !
 
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Old Jul 1, 2021 | 02:06 PM
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Love the Buckhorns... Nice find...
 
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Old Jul 4, 2021 | 02:09 PM
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The "craze" is all about the FXR being the best handling big Harley ever built.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2021 | 02:17 PM
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That's mostly stock, even the seat.
 
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Old Jul 4, 2021 | 04:39 PM
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Back then I recall the MSRP was around $8400 for an ’85 FXRS and I bought mine for $7400 new from May’s HD in Greenville SC. Those were the days.
 

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Originally Posted by gonemad
Back then I recall the MSRP was around $8400 for an ’85 FXRS and I bought mine for $7400 new from May’s HD in Greenville SC. Those were the days.
I got my 89 new for 7800.00 through the PX, IIRC it retailed for 8500.00 at the time. I sold it for $8200 4 years and 40k miles later.
 
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Originally Posted by JustDave13
I got my 89 new for 7800.00 through the PX, IIRC it retailed for 8500.00 at the time. I sold it for $8200 4 years and 40k miles later.
I didn’t do as well when I sold mine in’89 but I had just taken a different job which meant giving up my company car, and needed to buy another. I took it up to Ray Price HD in Raleigh where I lived. They offered me $5000. I put it in the paper that weekend for $5,500 and sold it to the first guy that called.
 
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Originally Posted by gonemad
I didn’t do as well when I sold mine in’89 but I had just taken a different job which meant giving up my company car, and needed to buy another. I took it up to Ray Price HD in Raleigh where I lived. They offered me $5000. I put it in the paper that weekend for $5,500 and sold it to the first guy that called.
That sucks. I had to sell mine due to a divorce, fortunately it was during the early 90s buying frenzy so I made 400 bucks on the deal.
 
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