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Old Oct 5, 2017 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by J_MOSH
Don't care if its the flavor of the day or not. A classic looking Springer is classy as hell and always be cool. This is my old mans bike. Once he can't throw a leg over it, its gonna find a home in my garage and ill cherish it.
Sweet bike you dad has.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2017 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Daytona Fat Boy
I agree. Kind of surprised the owner didn't install one of those ridiculous fake kick starters that were available in the Evo days.
Yikes. A fake kick is pretty bad.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2017 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle G.
Too bad that “retro” is no longer in style.
Bite your tongue Uncle!

Someone say it ain't so!
 
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Old Oct 6, 2017 | 11:52 AM
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^^ What he said. Who cares what the "style" is now. A Harley does its own styling and never followed everybody else. They were / are the starters of styles.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2017 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle G.
Is it worse than the "fake" oil tank on the 2018 Heritage, pretending to be a bike from the 50's? For that matter, is it worse than the "fake" hardtail on ALL Softails? What about the Panhead style hard bags on my Heritage? Do they offend you? Where do you draw the line? Tell me, so I'll know not to offend someone.
You worry too much about what other people think. You can paint your bike with rainbows and add a unicorn horn and ride it backward wearing a beanie and a pink mankini - if that floats your boat, who really gives a rats *** what everyone else thinks?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2017 | 02:46 PM
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Great looking bike.
 
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