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Shorter fork tubes on 2009 softail custom and nighttrain?

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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Default Shorter fork tubes on 2009 softail custom and nighttrain?

I was looking at 2009 models on the HD website the other night and either the pictures are seriously deformed (compared to the 08 pics) or else Harley Davidson has substantially shortened the upper fork tubes and perhaps lengthened the handlebar risers..... To my eyes, they look kinda strange!
 
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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more the photos than anything else. In person they look the same as they did in '08.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 08:25 AM
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yeah, the website looks like they slammed the front end of the Train, but not in real life. Don't know whats up with the pictures, they look kinda like 3D models to me, not real bikes.
 
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Photshopped em' to be slammed in the weeds or literally gutted the fork, drained the fluid and started snapping photos I would guess.

I have looked at those photos several times and I'm honestly suprised they can get away with marketing the bike like that.

I installed a 2" progressive lowering kit in my forks and mine aint even in the same slammed *** league as the Train on the website.
 
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