My new truck i hit with a ball peen hammer down low on the rocker panal . It's like a gremlin bell after the first dent.you don't notice
When do you stop fussing
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,308
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From: Central Texas
Man... when my SG was new... I moved the wife's car out of the garage lol That lasted all of one day ! Took my oldest daughter for a ride.. she drug a foot across the top of a saddlebag... I freaked!! My wife thought I was having a heart attack from all the noise I was making lol Now? I just ride the damn thing lol
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 12,653
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Man... when my SG was new... I moved the wife's car out of the garage lol That lasted all of one day ! Took my oldest daughter for a ride.. she drug a foot across the top of a saddlebag... I freaked!! My wife thought I was having a heart attack from all the noise I was making lol Now? I just ride the damn thing lol
I still get a touch upset if I or the wife drags our feet across the bags. But I broke mine in early. One week exactly after buying it, I was on my way to the dealer so they could install the bars, backrest, and luggage rack that I got in the deal. Only after I arrived did I notice that I hadn't latched one of the bag lids good enough. The entire way there it was laid open and banging up and down. After debating on going to the hospital or not, I got most of the marks off, but not all of them. Ever since, it just hasn't been that important any more as long as it starts and runs!
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Joined: Sep 2006
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I used to ride with a guy, ratty old dude who just bought a brand new superglide.
He used a nasty old chain to lock up his bike when he was not with it, but what
shocked me was he just wrapped that old crusty chain around the sissy bar, resting right
on the rear fender!! I was WTF are you doing, he said, it will "give it some character"
Withing a week all the paint was gone under the chain, backrest pad ripped up, and everything
had started to rust up pretty good. He just says, now it looks better....
must be an old timer thing.
He used a nasty old chain to lock up his bike when he was not with it, but what
shocked me was he just wrapped that old crusty chain around the sissy bar, resting right
on the rear fender!! I was WTF are you doing, he said, it will "give it some character"
Withing a week all the paint was gone under the chain, backrest pad ripped up, and everything
had started to rust up pretty good. He just says, now it looks better....
must be an old timer thing.
Last edited by Ragtop; Mar 18, 2012 at 12:49 PM.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 156
Likes: 11
From: Central WA. state
Ride on!!
I've not been that way with either one of mine. I had over 30K mi. on my '07 Sportster when I traded it in for my '12 Fat Bob. If you don't want any scratches, swirls, bird crap, bugs or water spots on it, leave it on the showroom floor. Or................you can just ride the Hell out of it and enjoy the ride. That's what motorcycling is about or hadn't you heard?
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Joined: Oct 2009
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True Story. I bought a near new Black Sporty 1200, bought a bag of Scotch Brite and hit EVERY inch of the bike. Paint , Chrome , Alum.
Buffed it all out, a great patina. Sold it a few weeks later for $1000. more than I paid. It did look cool. Almost ready to do the same to my Dyna.
Don't wash or wipe your bike for a couple of months, then detail her out.
She will no longer be a little girl, she will be a woman.
Buffed it all out, a great patina. Sold it a few weeks later for $1000. more than I paid. It did look cool. Almost ready to do the same to my Dyna.
Don't wash or wipe your bike for a couple of months, then detail her out.
She will no longer be a little girl, she will be a woman.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,499
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From: Mesquite,Nevada
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 420
Likes: 0
From: Peachtree City, GA
Bought both bikes use, but still am **** - probably most about the tin. I also learned how not to polish out chrome scratches, don't ask me how, I just know.
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