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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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I got my first Softail from a guy who rode it into an oak tree (the tree won). Took about 6 months to rebuild it.

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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 07:16 PM
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 07:26 PM
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 08:13 PM
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Before: 2003 FXSTI
During: 2003 FXSTI FatStandard
After: 2010 Ultra.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2011 | 12:07 AM
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