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Old May 19, 2024 | 04:45 PM
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how hard is it to find a original used harley in the usa ?
 
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Old May 19, 2024 | 05:25 PM
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They are not common for shovels, if that's what you are asking. A stock or very near stock machine comes up occasionally, but they are getting harder to come by and prices are starting to show it.
 
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for an average stock fx here in au your over $10000
 
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Old May 19, 2024 | 07:34 PM
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for an average stock fx here in au your over $10000
Way over $10000 here, don’t even look at an FLH these days prices are nose bleed material.
 
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Old May 19, 2024 | 09:50 PM
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Yea, but they sure are cool though.
 
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Old May 20, 2024 | 06:43 AM
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I do not think finding a stock Shovelhead is hard, the price will be the issue. Go to any AMCA meet, lots of pretty stock bikes running around, but they are not $5k bikes anymore. With a big enough wallet you can find any year and model.
 
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Old May 20, 2024 | 06:52 AM
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FWIW: Taking a `73 FL & 81 FX to Gas City Indiana next week
Good runners, lousy cosmetics
$9K & &7K respectively
 

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Seems like under 76 brings more money --some are asking crazy money-- but I think if it made it this far and is all there a few years don't make a difference
 
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My dad's neighbor's boyfriend has a 1983 FXSB dual belt thats all stock except slipons and had the tins re-painted from what the guy told me last time i was visiting the parents. hes looking to sell it but not to someone whos going to hack it up. he said he turned down 10k because the guy was going to trike it. i want to go look at it.
 
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