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Old Jan 25, 2018 | 01:48 PM
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Default This 1976 Shovelhead Trap May Get You Into Big Trouble

This 1976 Shovelhead Trap May Get You Into Big Trouble
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Would you throw a leg over? Check out this classic bike inside.
 

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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 03:33 AM
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My '77 was like that. Ran great and looked great but demanded 100% of your attention while riding it. Definitely not a bike for the timid. If you got too deep in thoughts of freedom and the open road one might suddenly get snapped back into reality.


 
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 05:49 AM
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Hey Man, I actually like your 77 better than the OP's. Cept for the front tire.... Ok maybe I'm a little partial to the 77....
 

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That chick looks to be pretty dangerous, lol.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2018 | 07:53 AM
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how the hell do those handlebars work? That looks pretty messed up.
 
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Originally Posted by AJSHOVEL
That chick looks to be pretty dangerous, lol.
IDK
Not my Style!!!

Originally Posted by saltlick
how the hell do those handlebars work? That looks pretty messed up.
Form over function, my friend!!!!
Tho I have won may a Slow Race with Drag Bars...[I may have been stronger at one time]
 

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Old Feb 8, 2018 | 09:52 PM
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If those bars were on a set of risers we used to call them six-bend pullback bars.
But those have the risers integrated into the bars (only four bends in those with a bar welded across between 'em).
The woman looks like pure trouble.
 

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