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Thanks to all of you that responded to my bike selection help request \\;some weeks ago \\;to enable this \\;long time metric rider to get his first \\;HarleyI bought an '08 Fatboy on 5/3 and already have 3200+ miles on it. \\; But now I have a problem (I suspect I am not alone)the days at work drag by until I can head out on the bike for a great ride in the country, and with that big ole grin on my face I am having a hard time seeing to drive! \\; And to add icing to the cake, the wife has gotten enthused about it as it has proven itself to her after a couple of 200+ mile days (she was worried that the Fatboy wouldn't treat her as good as the V-Star 1300 for comfort). Life is good!
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PS: She is one good womanthis fat boy got new mirrors for the Fatboy for father's day and she is planning a vacation ride for us now.
Welcome to the "dark side," but I'm not sure I understand what the problem is...............enjoy! It gets better.
Sounds like his problem is he can't be on his bike more often. It's a common problem among us here.
He will learn to use more and more of his sick days.
I am looking in my HD Crystal Ball and predict "You Will Have A Bagger in the Very Near Future" \\;
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Once the wife is convinced, it's all over but the monthly payments !! \\; LOL
I have mine parked outside my window at work and I find myself staring at it wanting to hop on and ride. \\; I am actually excited to go to work because I ride in...
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