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Everything with the banks went through, and the money will be wire transferred tomorrow morning. Looks like I'll be picking up the bike (Saturday, I hope). I've got almost a 400 miles trek one way, but for the price, it is definitely worth it. I can't wait to start tearing into this one. I think I should probably get my apes, cables, etc. on order immediately. One of the things I have been struggling with is powdercoat vs. chrome. I know I'll do at least a small mix of both, but have plans in store for this one for sure.
First things first. Apes, fishies, and air cleaner... Meaning I'll probably have to get a tuner of some kind. (My last bike was already tuned at stage one, so I never had to touch it). I'm not sure what this one might have. Looks like the factory intake, and a set of Vance & Hines slip ons. Probably no tuner on the bike. The family, unfortunately, knows very little about the motorcycle.
Look s like the stock emblem to me. By the way, thats a killer deal. You could probably make back the money you will spend on mods by selling what you take off. Ebay
Sweet. I knew the bank shouldn't have had a problem dealing with the credit union.
By the way I don't think you mentioned how you came across this bike. I'm curious.
Yeah, my bank was a little confused at first, as my loan officer had never dealt with a purchase from an estate before - but we got it figured out.
As far as how I came across it, I had been searching my local Craigslist for a long, long time. Basically since I sold the Night Train in March. I got a wild hair last week and decided to just start searching every major area in the U.S. because for the right price, I'll fly anywhere and ride it back. Low and behold, I found this bike on the Chicago Craigslist, an thought for sure it was a typo on the price... Turns out, the owner passed away and left it to his kids in the estate. The bike was trapped in probate for the last year, and to keep it from going to auction, the family has been paying payments on it for the last year. They had tried selling it for closer to book value, but nothing... So they finally lowered the price to $500 what is owed just to get it gone (none of them are into motorcycles nor do they want anything to do with them).. That's where I came along and swooped it up!
Originally Posted by cocky
Look s like the stock emblem to me. By the way, thats a killer deal. You could probably make back the money you will spend on mods by selling what you take off. Ebay
That is my intention. The bags, windshield, and slip on will all be coming off and sold. Gotta get the apes/cables on order, the fishies (unsure of whether to go with 36" or 39"), and for now I'll get the cheapo lowering bolts until I can afford a shotgun system. I'd imagine once I get an air cleaner (Kuryakyn Velociraptor) that I'll need a tuner??
I'll be leaving about 4 AM to go get it. It is about a 6 hour drive for me.
I bought a 2007 FLSTN (new) and have been pleased with it all this time. My philosophy is: whatever you read on any forum, take it with a grain of salt. Ive seen the same posts, not exclusive to the Deluxe; but in general. About this bike vs. that bike, whats bad about it or whats good about it. If I worried about my bike letting me down every time I took it out, the ride wouldn't be too enjoyable; would it? Now, my bike could **** out on me tomorrow and leave me stranded somewhere alongside the road, but for now I have no regrets.
Good luck on the big plans and have a fun time working on it.
It was NOT too good to be true. Got to Milwaukee, saw the bike.. And within an hour it was loaded in the trailer and on the road. I racked up 754.5 miles today (on four wheels), but cannot wait to start on the project! Here are some pictures to get you started.. Sorry for the crappy quality. I snapped one of a mountain/bluff that was pretty much the only thing I saw all day because of the dense fog. Stay tuned....
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