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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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And so....another chapter ends....

My rigid bobber, the one currently in the BOTM running was sold tonight to a guy from Florida. He personally picked it up tonight. It was my first bike build, and was built from REAL Harley parts with a REAL, clear Harley-Davidson title....an ORIGINAL style chopper. Built from 9 different Halrey-Davidsons and some new parts......it was a real adventure this last summer.

Godspeed to my "little b1tch".....the black boardtracker.

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Your first build, but hopefully not your last. Very sweet build in deed......mind telling us how much you got for it? If not, I understand. Just curious I suppose.
 
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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Do you have another bike, or was that your only one? What are you planning next?
 
Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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I still have "Susie" my Superglide that I customized....not much Superglide left in her, after I raked and lowered her, threw the softtail forks on, etc.







I didn't make any money on the bobber. I got $5500....which is about max, becasue she was made out of OLD parts.

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That SG is pretty dawg gone nice there, your doin ok.
 
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thanks.
 
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I guess that makes me heartless. My '63 pan rigid that I built and with help from a couple friends back in 1980 something and had for 20+years was sold back in January to a friend in Arizona. I don't miss that quirky catankerous antequated antique.
 
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Looking foward to voting on your next BOTM build.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by badinfluence63
I guess that makes me heartless. My '63 pan rigid that I built and with help from a couple friends back in 1980 something and had for 20+years was sold back in January to a friend in Arizona. I don't miss that quirky catankerous antequated antique.
Yeah.....I got to learn first hand what having a rigid was all about.....it's not all roses......things vibrate loose, and painted parts in direct contact will casue the paint to crack,chip, etc. etc.

I love the way my DYNA rides, and my next will be either a softtail or a DYNA setup.

FXR is not my thing....never liked them.....I'd strip one in a heatbeat!

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Looking foward to voting on your next BOTM build.
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