Updated FatBoy... what do ya think...
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Road Master
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From: new jersey
Updated FatBoy... what do ya think...
So last year i guess you could say i "inherited" a 98 FatBoy. You see my father-in-law decided to up and move to a tropical island a while back and left behind a bunch of stuff for my wife to sell..this was before her and i ever met. So A couple years after we were together she tells me this story and says that she still has an "old bike" in storage in a friends barn. Been sitting there for 5 years. So we decided to pull it out. its a 1998 Fatboy with 4,000 original miles on it! It has a totally custom Pro-One front end on it, and air ride rear suspension. It was a little worse for ware and some of the look of the bike wasn't really my style (not that i'm unpatriotic..you know what i mean when you look at the "before" pic)
So with a vision in my head, my somewhat decent mechanical skills, a little bartering, good old E-Bay and about $1,500..thats right only $1,500..this is what i ended up with...
p.s. the wheels were new in the box..original list was almost $2,000...paid $525..they were the "steal" of the project
So with a vision in my head, my somewhat decent mechanical skills, a little bartering, good old E-Bay and about $1,500..thats right only $1,500..this is what i ended up with...
p.s. the wheels were new in the box..original list was almost $2,000...paid $525..they were the "steal" of the project
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From: North Atlanta Area, GA
Looks awesome! Much better in black - although I did like the Captain America paint job, too - but maybe just not on a FB. The exhaust looks MUCH better - probably sounds and performs a lot better, too. The wheels are beautiful. I've been thinking about putting 80-spoke chrome wire wheels on my E-Glide - I just love the old school look of wire wheels. But mine's a Police bike, so I don't know... the black rims on yours look really good on your bike.
I wish I could "inherit" a bike like that! You did good!
I wish I could "inherit" a bike like that! You did good!
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Hickory, NC area
Definitely a nice ride - the "barn" finds are usually the best. As I ride along I daydream of the fluke stop in a little town when some sweet old lady tells me that she has an old motorcycle from her first husband sitting in the barn out back - she'd sell it to me for $50 bucks of course! Guess I'm just not livin right.
BTW - what did you do with the other wheels? Want to get them out of your garage?
BTW - what did you do with the other wheels? Want to get them out of your garage?
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From: Cave Creek, AZ
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NICE job on the redo Mike! How's the motor after sitting for so long? My 92 Fatboy has 50K+ miless on it and only sits in the winter...... It's gone thru a similar transformation since 04. This spring it's getting a WHOLE NEW look. Where in Jersey are U?
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Road Master
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i actually traded them for a paint job... i kept the American flag tins and picked up new ones piece by piece on ebay...all different colors..so a friend of a friend that does paint traded me even up fo the paint work
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Road Master
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From: new jersey
I'm in South Central !... jersey that is..
east of Trenton.
yeah she is great...that's why i married her..
east of Trenton.yeah she is great...that's why i married her..
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