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Old Sep 5, 2022 | 02:24 PM
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sounds about right Larry... all my 79 or post 79's had cow pie trans in them,... I quite like them, but some dont, horses for courses i guess
 
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yes, Larry, my 79 has a ratchet top, must be an early one
 
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Originally Posted by magnum45pete
sounds about right Larry... all my 79 or post 79's had cow pie trans in them,... I quite like them, but some dont, horses for courses i guess
my 80 lowrider has one. works well
 
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My 1973 FX.....love it!
 
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Originally Posted by sbrmike
I hope you don't make an exact clone of that; choose different fwd controls. That brake pedal is bass ackwards! I always have switched mids to 80-81 Wideglide stock forward controls.
big mistake when i switched mt 80 lowrider to forwards- running boards. went back to stock mids
 
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Originally Posted by peterwaller

My 1973 FX.....love it!
Originally an FX?? or is it an FXE??
 
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The letter E and the letter S
 
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Old Oct 16, 2023 | 11:01 AM
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1972/3 FX fitted with electric start
 
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Originally Posted by peterwaller
1972/3 FX fitted with electric start
Oddly...there were/are significant differences between 1971/2 FX and 1973... tho I think no E-start til 1974...when that Tank was Introduced. but...don't recall really, and my logical Brain says it should have been 1973, when the majority of Changes came.
 
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Its registered as a 1973 but the vin on the frame says manufactured Oct 1972. Its a great bike anyway and make a change from breaking down on my 1974 850 Norton Commando

 
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