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Ok guys my dad is big in the harley scene around here and has built a ton of bikes over the years...hes currently working on a 72 shovelhead, so ive grown up around harleys my whole life and ive deciced i want to build a chopper..well ive seen online that alot of people are using the buell engines and i have located one of these bikes dirt cheap...i was wondering if anyone on here had ever built a chopper out of one of these and what kind of issues i have to expect...and if its even worth buying the bike
 
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