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Old Mar 5, 2023 | 09:08 AM
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That was leverage to get the price down.

Thanks guys, I'll leave it as is, fix the little issues and maybe pull the lowers and put some pegs on it.
Please do, that particular bike is a rare bird, all my travels never seen one with a shovel engine, just evo's, FLT,s are everywhere. I like the RT platform, looked for a reasonably intake evo version for years before I went to M8 Road king.
 
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What's that gizmo on the rear head by the sparkplug?
 
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Wow!!! It has a Jim Beam dispenser on it, that's Awesome!!!!
 
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What's that gizmo on the rear head by the sparkplug?
thermocouple for head temperature Guage
 
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A great find. Best of luck.
 
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Badass man. Love those old FXRT's.
 
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Originally Posted by rizzo
Unlike my wife. Sounds like your family is coming back home to the cold country tomorrow, she said they had a great time.
Hahaha! I dunno, Steve.....
 
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