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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by skid_pimp
I have nearly 50,000 miles on my 2011 Rocker C with well over 20k of that 2 up, and I had an 2008 as well that had 43k on it when I sold it to get the 11, half of which was 2 up, so I bet if I can do that including 4 coast to coast trips in the US, that guy on the red custom could do more than bar hop if he is so inclined...

is that why i see all the choppers that were sold in the 1990's in the paper forsale that were bought for 60+ thousand and are up forsale for 12k and have 3,000 miles on them, cause they were long distance bikes.. i liked a lot of those bikes too but be foreal. some guys really ride and some don't.. i bought my '08 super glide two years ago and it had 5,565 miles on it, it had one owner.. and i'm no one to tell anyone how much they should ride, enjoy your bike how ever you want, but we all know that some bikes and bikers are for show and some actually ride

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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 08:11 AM
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is that why i see all the choppers that were sold in the 1990's in the paper forsale that were bought for 60+ thousand and are up forsale for 12k and have 3,000 miles on them, cause they were long distance bikes.. i liked a lot of those bikes too but be foreal. some guys really ride and some don't.. i bought my '08 super glide two years ago and it had 5,565 miles on it, it had one owner.. and i'm no one to tell anyone how much they should ride, enjoy your bike how ever you want, but we all know that some bikes and bikers are for show and some actually ride
And as your own superglide is a testament too, all too often it has f***all to do with the bike, and more to do with the "rider".... And I agree some customs were built much more for looks than for usefulness, but definitely not all... And I'd be willing to bet you didn't pay nearly the "as new" price for your used low mileage superglide nor has anyone else that have bought the thousands of extremely low mileage Harley, or any other brand scoot that is for sale. So just because SOME customs weren't overt rider friendly, and the custom market supported the 50-60k price at one point, and of course no longer does, doesn't guarantee that this particular bike is solely a bar hopper.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 08:26 AM
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so instead of trying to convince me of something, ask him. i paid 8k for the SG, two picks, one when i bought and two as it sits today
 
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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 10:06 AM
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is that why i see all the choppers that were sold in the 1990's in the paper forsale that were bought for 60+ thousand and are up forsale for 12k and have 3,000 miles on them, cause they were long distance bikes..
Sure, some people spent a lot of money on bikes like that, and wanted to keep them perfect, so they didn't put a lot of miles on them. But I don't see anything about that red custom which would make it unsuitable for distance. It's not all that different from a Rocker.

I have both a Rocker and a Dyna, and I wouldn't say that either one is better or worse for going long distances.

We've already described how one can pack quite a bit of gear on a bike like that, so what's the beef? That you don't have one?
 
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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 10:41 AM
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wouldn't spemd that kind of cash on a chopper, with that kinda dough i could get the bike i have now and still have 18k left over or have both of mine and be much happier. but to each his own. ride what ever you want, but if i were going to buy a bike for long distance, that red bike wouldn't be in my top ten
 
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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 10:44 AM
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not the best pic but you get some of the idea
That is the best looking Rocker I have ever seen. I find most of them look off for some reason, but I love yours.
 
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best of both worlds there, tour with one and tear it up with the other
 
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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 10:50 AM
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wouldn't spemd that kind of cash on a chopper, with that kinda dough i could get the bike i have now and still have 18k left over
LOL, a few hours ago you said you could get one of those "choppers" with 3,000 miles on it for 12K.
 
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you can, sorry what i should of said is back then would of never paid that much for one, but i though that would of been figured out. guess i'll be more literal next time, my bad
 
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you can, sorry what i should of said is back then would of never paid that much for one, but i though that would of been figured out. guess i'll be more literal next time, my bad
Well, maybe they got their money's worth out of it in enjoyment. Bikes like that will still draw a cluster of people, where rows and rows of more conventional Harleys will be largely ignored.
People spend all kinds of money on various kinds of custom bikes and cars, and various kinds of mods, that they will never get out of them.

How much of a financial beating does one take from owning a motorhome for 15 or 20 years?
 
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