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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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Never! When it comes to my friends, my bike might as well be in a museum! They can look but can't touch.
 
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Sure quite a few of my friends have taken it for a spin. But only people that I ride with or used to race with that know how to handle a motorcycle.
 
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No !. Except for my buddy, Duff who purchased my Sporty years ago and my HD mechanic who does work on my bikes.
 
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....... NOPE ! . Unless they have one I can Ride
 
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H E L L N O theyre all broke and cant afford to pay attention, let alone pay for repairs.
 
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Nope. Just the mechanic.
 

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like asking do you let your friends screw your wife
 
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No way!

I don't even let them sit on it.
 
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I have some motorcycle riding friends that I will let ride any Harley that I had. Never had a hangup about it!
 



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