My old 80 FLT....new owner blew it 3 weeks after I sold it to him,basterd...

 

The 82 gets my vote. I bought mine back last week after selling it 12 years ago. Its one of 49 factory customs that year, Gold anodized mags and red and gold metalflake paint with gold maple leafs on tanks and fenders for the Canadian market. Still have the original tins in storage. No offense to my softail, but shovels forever!!

 

1980 Wide Glide is always the bike in my mind for the era so it gets my vote.

 

Disc Glides are badass.
I do love the Sturgis - one of these days I'll put mine back to stock.

 

for me, I'd have a early pan-shovel, nice looking engine

 

Can't remember what year but Harley's brought out a Shovel Wide Glide as I recall which was a root beer colour including the engine covers which was only made for a year, I wonder how many of them are still around.

 

just bought 1983 wide glide guy owned for 30 years and his buddy had it for the years before him.bike is mostly stock minus paint I paid 4500.00 I think I stole it

 

One year later and I'll say if not the WG then the 82-83 FXR for collectibility.

 

just bought this 1983 wide glide I wanna black the bike out.am I making a mistake.in Wisconsin shovels are a hard sell everyone wants streetglides.is it worth more stock or do I just do what I want,i love shovels think ill put 16 inch apes either a 16 or 19 inch front rim and everything on bike black no chrome.anyone have pics of blacked out shovel would love to see,paid 4500.00 for this bike 2 owner well taken care of a couple primery leaks but if it dosent leak that's a bad sign.will post pics as soon as I figure out how

 

The 1980 FXWG Wide Glide was/is still my favorite bike from that time...