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11-09-2010, 02:56 AM
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11-09-2010, 04:55 AM
Thanks guys
Well, here's what happened: I had this 1968 Ford Bronco in the garage. It wasn't a sweet, all stock restoration or anything, just a fun trail truck with a beefy suspension, flaky electrical system, and body damage. I used to go crawl rocks with it and such. Anyway, I hadn't had it out in 3-4 years, it was basically taking up space. I thought about selling it, but I'd rather shave my eyeballs than go through all that eBay/Craigslist B.S. I was wanting a second bike, specifically a Road King Classic or a Sporty for the Mrs. that either was, or could be made to be, cool enough that I wouldn't be embarrassed to be seen on.
Well, during my usual browsing on Craigslist, I find this bike.
Guy says he is open to "interesting trades" for up to 1/2 of his asking price which was $9K. I swapped him the Bronco and spare parts plus $4K for the FLHR. It's not exactly what I was looking for, but heck - I think I got the better end of the stick on the deal. The bike has 33K on it and the motor was reman'd by HD in 2003, milage at that time unknown. I verified that through HD Customer Service.
As far as comparing the two, I don't know that I have enough saddle time on the FLHR to make a good comparison. The FLHR is a BLAST to ride. After a couple hundred miles on it, I got on my Ultra and it felt like a tank on rails. Not that's a BAD thing, just different.
I want to do a couple things to the FLHR. First, get rid of that Kury air cleaner. I know some folks like them, but I think it hides too much of the engine. Gonna get some kind of round one in there. Also, those straight through Sampson's are WAY too loud. I'm not a fishtail guy, but they look good on this bike so I'm thinking of putting some baffles in there.
So, that's the story of how I ended up over here in EvoLand
Well, here's what happened: I had this 1968 Ford Bronco in the garage. It wasn't a sweet, all stock restoration or anything, just a fun trail truck with a beefy suspension, flaky electrical system, and body damage. I used to go crawl rocks with it and such. Anyway, I hadn't had it out in 3-4 years, it was basically taking up space. I thought about selling it, but I'd rather shave my eyeballs than go through all that eBay/Craigslist B.S. I was wanting a second bike, specifically a Road King Classic or a Sporty for the Mrs. that either was, or could be made to be, cool enough that I wouldn't be embarrassed to be seen on.
Well, during my usual browsing on Craigslist, I find this bike.
Guy says he is open to "interesting trades" for up to 1/2 of his asking price which was $9K. I swapped him the Bronco and spare parts plus $4K for the FLHR. It's not exactly what I was looking for, but heck - I think I got the better end of the stick on the deal. The bike has 33K on it and the motor was reman'd by HD in 2003, milage at that time unknown. I verified that through HD Customer Service.
As far as comparing the two, I don't know that I have enough saddle time on the FLHR to make a good comparison. The FLHR is a BLAST to ride. After a couple hundred miles on it, I got on my Ultra and it felt like a tank on rails. Not that's a BAD thing, just different.
I want to do a couple things to the FLHR. First, get rid of that Kury air cleaner. I know some folks like them, but I think it hides too much of the engine. Gonna get some kind of round one in there. Also, those straight through Sampson's are WAY too loud. I'm not a fishtail guy, but they look good on this bike so I'm thinking of putting some baffles in there.
So, that's the story of how I ended up over here in EvoLand
Last edited by TurkeyRun; 11-09-2010 at 04:56 AM. Reason: spelling
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