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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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I was at the MoCo dealership picking up clear turn signal lenses.

And I sat on the Nightster with apes, this skinny small tank gave me a serious chubby .

I am seriously thinking of selling my Standard and getting this bike, it is lighter, faster and for sure less on insurance.. but .. I just spent too much time and money on my current bike, it hurts
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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I LOVE the looks of the Nightster...
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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I would get one, but as a 2nd bike
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Dude, your bike kicks ***, do NOT gid rid of it.

And as far liking/wanting a sportster... I would love an XR1200X.
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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why not put a sporty tank on yours, seen it on a blackline so should work out ok
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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Leave it to the Canadians......
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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Yeah. You're crazy for getting rid of your bike.
Add the sportster but don't subtract what you have now. 'he who dies with the most toys, wins!'
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 03:00 PM
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Yeaa I am Canadian , we own only one bike at a time, we are poor people .
Does anybody have a photo or seen a sporty tank on a Softail ? actually I think it is just way too much money to do that (tank _ routing wires, + console changes + ignition relocation ..pfft )
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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I am drooling, small tank, mid-controls, apes... just fun all together
 
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Old Aug 10, 2011 | 03:06 PM
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I love the nightster, 48 and xr1200. Would love to have one, hard time choosing witch.
 
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