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Neat story and the young man definitely has good taste. Most of them (including my 18 year old son) want the bic lighter bikes (plastic and disposable when done). As for myself, finally got my little bro (he's 48 years old) on his first Harley. I'm a Craigslist 'ho' and I found him a nice deal on a 2000 FXDX with low miles. He's finalizing the loan this PM. He'd like a new bike, but his ex-wife cleaned him out of $150K when they divorced....
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