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I had to let my brother watch my bike while I've been overseas for 3 years. I finally got my baby back- a '96 FXDS convertible with a few mods. I bought it as a mess a decade ago and it was a winter project upgrading everything. Now I need to get it back up to snuff again. Time to change fluids, new battery, etc. My short little brother put the mids back on, so dealing with getting the forwards hooked back up again. The brake rod didn't make the shipment, so I bought an OEM one and it's 2" too short. Great. I got some hardware on the way to fix that. Got to do fork seals. He forgot to send the thunderheader heat shields, I'll get those next month. Why they were off, no idea. But it's great to be back in the HD family after being out of country for so long.
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Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
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Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
I'm back!
