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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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that color grows on one.. 1st time I saw it said no, then the more I saw it the more I liked it..
 
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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tk 353,
Thanks for the picture of the clothes. I bought the boots, and they look killer on me.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 10:39 PM
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your very welcome there Barney O'scooter.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by tk353
you wont have to ride alone, you have friends

LOL yea, Barney WOULD ride a Metric. (and an ugly one at that..)
 
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 05:25 PM
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Arizona,

I'd probably ride an ugly metric before I'd ride a half a Harley!!
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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I have the 09 Big flake purple and love it....not just an ordinary bike like everyone else
 
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Old Jan 14, 2015 | 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by BigCheesey
Interesting so many folks here dislike the purple.

I tried to find a Fatboy in the purple haze, but couldn't, so I settled for the Red Sunglo. I see a lot of red bikes, but have only seen a hand-ful of purple bikes. I was thinking I'd name it "Grape Ape" and put some big old Ape Bars on it.

Personally, I like the purple...
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 08:13 PM
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I own a custom colour bike, love it, people love it, he'll my mom loves it. Except for any paint scratch or chip get ready to spend dollars to repair.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2022 | 07:52 PM
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I saw one of these and think the color is kinda cool. It's certainly different. So what is the opinion on a purple monster? Was it a special edition color? I think it was a 2008. Lots of chrome.

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It's a 2008 fatboy and the color is purple haze purple and was a custom factory color made for 2 months in late 07 for 08 model yr. I have one and that one doesn't have much chrome other than factory.
 
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Not bad, considering this post is from 2009 and the OP hasn't been on since 2012.
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It's a 2008 fatboy and the color is purple haze purple and was a custom factory color made for 2 months in late 07 for 08 model yr. I have one and that one doesn't have much chrome other than factory.
 
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