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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 05:50 PM
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So I ordered my Fat Bob this morning. It's not coming in until early November. To keep from ripping my hair out while looking at pictures, what should I do with my time?
 
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Self love is always an option..........works for me anyway. LOL!
 
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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I know the feeling. When I first got my bike (It was a birthday gift from my hubby) ... It was in February. We had 3 ft of snow in our yard, and he and his buddies took the trouble to not only get in home without my knowing, but got the dern thing in our family room. Not an easy task in the middle of winter.

It sat there for months until I was able to get it outside...and ride it. That was agonizing. The only fix I could get during the wait, on occassion, was to wake my whole family up by spark'n her up first thing in the morning, then yell at the top of my lungs "EVERYBODY UP!!!"
 
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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Thumper, you have a lot of work ahead of you. You have catalogs to go through over and over, deciding what more you want to put on your new bike. Remember, the price you pay the dealer for the bike is only a down payment on what you will spend to make it all yours!
 
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Good point! The bike is the cheap part of this deal. All the stuff you now have to get is the expensive part.
 
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Thumper, you have a lot of work ahead of you. You have catalogs to go through over and over, deciding what more you want to put on your new bike. Remember, the price you pay the dealer for the bike is only a down payment on what you will spend to make it all yours!
Yep! JPC, DK...just a few to start lookin thru...and of course your MC mags!!!
 
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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Start that second job - you'll need accessories, chrome, some more chrome, some engine mods, oh yeah, some more chrome

Congrats!
 
Old Sep 28, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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I here you, man. I'm waiting for my wife to get an insurance settlement, so I can get a Dyna. Until then, I've been making a wish list.
 
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a very expensive path you have set upon lad... order your catalogs now and start your wish list.. J&P, custom chrome , the list goes on and on
 
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