From rags to riches, back to rags, and finally riches
#1
05-06-2014, 11:54 AM
From rags to riches, back to rags, and finally riches
Whazzup,
I got my first HD at the age of 43, an '08 Road King. It was in my ex GF's name, so when we broke up, she thought it would be cool to repo it on my birthday.
Due to this breakup, I lost everything, and ended up broke and homeless. Longggggg story. I was reduced to building one of these to get around town:
I eventually worked up enough money to buy a temporary bike til I could get back on a HD, a '03 Suzuki Intruder, I stretched it out some to make it a little different, and added a few things. Damn thing is LOUD, but it was a nightmare build, including the bike shop who did the work dumping it TWICE.
My life just did a 360, kinda like winning the lottery, so I just got a '14 Softail Deluxe. No b*tch repoing this one, I told HD I wasn't leaving with any payments.
What I paid for the bike, I just spent half of that in custom things to pimp it out. I'm going for this look, but with Ape Hangers, and SS DNA diamond spokes on a 21" front wheel.
Everything is ordered, just waiting for the parts to come in. I LOVE this Deluxe, even more so than my Road King. I can't wait to get it looking just the way I've always imagined my dream bike. When I lost my HD, I REFUSED to wear ANY HD clothing, something about wearing HD on a Suzuki just didn't feel right lol.
It feels AWESOME finally being back on a Harley!
I got my first HD at the age of 43, an '08 Road King. It was in my ex GF's name, so when we broke up, she thought it would be cool to repo it on my birthday.
Due to this breakup, I lost everything, and ended up broke and homeless. Longggggg story. I was reduced to building one of these to get around town:
I eventually worked up enough money to buy a temporary bike til I could get back on a HD, a '03 Suzuki Intruder, I stretched it out some to make it a little different, and added a few things. Damn thing is LOUD, but it was a nightmare build, including the bike shop who did the work dumping it TWICE.
My life just did a 360, kinda like winning the lottery, so I just got a '14 Softail Deluxe. No b*tch repoing this one, I told HD I wasn't leaving with any payments.
What I paid for the bike, I just spent half of that in custom things to pimp it out. I'm going for this look, but with Ape Hangers, and SS DNA diamond spokes on a 21" front wheel.
Everything is ordered, just waiting for the parts to come in. I LOVE this Deluxe, even more so than my Road King. I can't wait to get it looking just the way I've always imagined my dream bike. When I lost my HD, I REFUSED to wear ANY HD clothing, something about wearing HD on a Suzuki just didn't feel right lol.
It feels AWESOME finally being back on a Harley!
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05-06-2014, 01:33 PM
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