older bikes don't get much interest
Road Master
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RE: older bikes don't get much interest
84FX : The rev limiter is set at 9 grand till I figure out what's causing the shutdowns
Do you still have the compliance fittings for an intake? They causeall sorts oftrouble if they are cracked.
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RE: older bikes don't get much interest
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I wouldn't be caught dead in a flaming " Harley boutique " shop .
I wouldn't be caught dead in a flaming " Harley boutique " shop .
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ORIGINAL: notlost_nc
Run it up to 9 grand and you won't have to worry about it anymore...just be picking up the pieces
Do you still have the compliance fittings for an intake? They causeall sorts oftrouble if they are cracked.
84FX : The rev limiter is set at 9 grand till I figure out what's causing the shutdowns
Do you still have the compliance fittings for an intake? They causeall sorts oftrouble if they are cracked.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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RE: older bikes don't get much interest
I feel so dang smug I can't stand it. I have a beautiful'96 WG (20,000 miles)and a 2002 Deuce TC88i (4,500 miles.)
Antiques, I tell you. Good-for-nothing museum pieces.
All I have to do is visit the thread about "2007 tranny problem" which is now approaching 1,500 posts to feel good all over.
My classics are paid for, shine up great, sound and run great and I don't worry about themcoming down with a bad case of thefallaparts. I'dhappily depart cross-country on either of them.
BTW that tranny/overheating/runs-like-crap thread is here if I can post it right:
https://www.hdforums.com/m_654370/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm
Cheers to all of us who have money in our pockets and bikes to ride.
Antiques, I tell you. Good-for-nothing museum pieces.
All I have to do is visit the thread about "2007 tranny problem" which is now approaching 1,500 posts to feel good all over.
My classics are paid for, shine up great, sound and run great and I don't worry about themcoming down with a bad case of thefallaparts. I'dhappily depart cross-country on either of them.
BTW that tranny/overheating/runs-like-crap thread is here if I can post it right:
https://www.hdforums.com/m_654370/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm
Cheers to all of us who have money in our pockets and bikes to ride.
Big Kahuna HDF Member
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From: Oregon
RE: older bikes don't get much interest
Hey thanks. Love that 95th Anniversary WG. Hang on to it. It's smooth and dependable and beautiful and will outrun the cars on the road.
It's all Harley and has the look, the sound and the power.
What more should a guy want?
It's all Harley and has the look, the sound and the power.
What more should a guy want?
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When I bought my WG I looked at getting a new bike, it rode nice, fuel injected, 6 spd, but when I sat on that evo and rode it around, I just fell in love. I've never looked back, I hope to have it till I can't ride it anymore. I hope to add a 60's model Sporty to my duo one day.
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ORIGINAL: mjdart
Wow that's really something!
really great!
I was lucky enough to get to the factory in '84 when Harley was in bad shape. I had just bought a new '84 and they welcomed us with open arms letting us go anywhere in that factory we wanted. Then we got to go out back and ride every model they had for hours on end. They called it an Open House but I bet there wasn't more than 30 people wanting to ride those bikes parked utback. Those were the first of the EVO's and the last of the Shovels, I'll always feel strongly about that day.
Check out pictures I took and scanned and posted here: https://www.hdforums.com/m_1836064/tm.htm
The first year Evolution Soft Tail
187000miles and going strong.
I was out riding my 1988 FLHS tonight. I bought it new and I now have about 167,000 miles on her.
I was lucky enough to get to the factory in '84 when Harley was in bad shape. I had just bought a new '84 and they welcomed us with open arms letting us go anywhere in that factory we wanted. Then we got to go out back and ride every model they had for hours on end. They called it an Open House but I bet there wasn't more than 30 people wanting to ride those bikes parked utback. Those were the first of the EVO's and the last of the Shovels, I'll always feel strongly about that day.
Check out pictures I took and scanned and posted here: https://www.hdforums.com/m_1836064/tm.htm
The first year Evolution Soft Tail
p.s.......if you have any other pics from that day.....we'd all love to see them!