Just brought my "new-to-me" 1999 FXD home last night. I traded an '85 Corvette for it. I'm 61 and have ridden all my life, but this is my first Harley.I really wanted something from the FLH family, but nothing presented itself. This bike seemed like a good compromise. Especially since the PO had already mounted an FLH rear,and a Heritage Softtail front fenders and did a wideglide conversion. It has a number of mods too. S&S gear drive for the Andrews cams, adjustable pushrods and a number of other things. Despite the rat look, the guy was a maintenance freak, so I'm confidant I made a good deal. He has 5 other bikes, including 2 Sportys. He'd had this bike since '03. I'd had the 'Vette since '04. It was time for both of us to move on. I was an automotive mechanic, by trade, for the first 16-17 years of my working life and have always worked on my own bikes.
This will be a winter project.The Army/Ratbike look will be history, but I can see past the OD green. I'm sure it has good bones .Being new to Harleys, I look forward to learning all I can, as I decide what direction I'm going to go in.
The other bike it's sharing the garage with is a '77 Goldwing, that was a project from a few years ago, that hadn't been on the road since the mid 80's. I tossed the Windjammer, the tail trunk, and the 23 channel CB and made it my first bagger, with a Sportster seat, '59 Cadillac tail lights and a few other things.

 

I forgot to post a pic of my bike.

A blank canvas.

 

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