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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 02:10 AM
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 02:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 46u
Last year for the tin covers for the front end.
Always happy to learn more about vintage Big Twins. can you explain your sentence I quoted above?

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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Proteus
Always happy to learn more about vintage Big Twins. can you explain your sentence I quoted above?

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He is probably talking about the chrome guard around the fenders.
 

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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 06:04 AM
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Looking further on, I think 46u meant they ditched the "ŕ la Fatboy" nacelle to go over to the "ŕ la Road King" nacelle in 1960...

1959 Duo-Glide:


1960 Duo-Glide:
 
Old Feb 12, 2013 | 06:11 AM
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Very nice pictures, I like seeing them original, only because I haven't seen that many, most of them are chopped up (which isn't bad) but I like seeing how they came new.
 
Old Feb 12, 2013 | 08:25 AM
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Wow! I have never seen a brand new panhead. Great pics and great bike thanks for sharing
 
Old Feb 12, 2013 | 09:23 AM
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Great thread... you notice the camping picture... grass just isn't that green anymore.
 
Old Feb 12, 2013 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by chawk610
Great thread... you notice the camping picture... grass just isn't that green anymore.
It is, just on the other side of the fence is all.
 
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