Dresser/bagger?

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Jun 11, 2017 | 01:45 PM

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Crazy

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Originally Posted by lonesum

When I was growing up? We called all the full dressed ones garbage barges.

Funny how things have different names depending on where you are. I've known "garbage wagon" from when I was growing up, but not "garbage barge." On the other hand I've heard of bikes with tons of bolt on crap called "billet barge."

Jun 11, 2017 | 01:48 PM

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The had models when they were Shovels too

Jun 11, 2017 | 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy

The "Tons 'O Crap" would then have to be billet...wouldn't they?

And do those people really know enough to know what "billet" is

Maybe they just confused with just "Tons 'O Crap"?

Jun 11, 2017 | 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by multihdrdr

The "Tons 'O Crap" would then have to be billet...wouldn't they?

And do those people really know enough to know what "billet" is

Maybe they just confused with just "Tons 'O Crap"?

Very nice.

Jun 11, 2017 | 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bikerlaw

My memory seems to be that Dresser or Fully Dressed went out with the Shovelheads, and Bagger came around with the Evo's But that's just as I "recall".

It did, I started hearing the term Bagger back when easy financing and the chubby middle class came into things, had to have the room to haul all the **** they think you have to have to ride a motorcycle. It really took off with the twinkie crew.

Jun 11, 2017 | 05:53 PM

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They stopped calling them 74s when they weren't anymore. These days a "74" would be a Sportster and that just wouldn't be right.

Jun 11, 2017 | 09:01 PM

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hd4evr2008

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I'm old enough to remember them as "dressers". A "bagger" was an ugly woman. A REAL ugly woman was called a "two bagger" (in case one fell off.)

Jun 11, 2017 | 09:13 PM

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oldbie

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I seem to remember a magazine called "Dresser" in the '60s; anyone else?

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Jun 11, 2017 | 09:32 PM

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TroubleHead Fred

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Originally Posted by skratch

I always knew it as a bike with bags (from the factory, not throwovers) was a bagger. a fully decked out bike with bags, and tourpack was 'fully dressed' aka 'dresser'....

that's always worked for me. whether it is fully correct? who knows....

This is how I think of it as well. I consider my Road King a bagger, the Ultra a full dresser. A softail with hard bags and fairing would be a cross dresser.

Jun 11, 2017 | 09:38 PM

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TwiZted Biker

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Originally Posted by TroubleHead Fred

This is how I think of it as well. I consider my Road King a bagger, the Ultra a full dresser. A softail with hard bags and fairing would be a cross dresser.

RK's what I call a bagger lite, not fat enough for the coveted HarleyBago title yet

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