First Year Softail. 1984 FXST

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#11

03-25-2012, 04:18 PM

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looks good

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03-25-2012, 04:19 PM

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Looks really nice! Where in MN are you? Im in Duluth.

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03-25-2012, 05:24 PM

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Looks great! I saw that model in the HD brochure when I was 22 years old and knew I had to have a Softail one day. Finally bought a Springer Classic a month ago after waiting 28 (I can't believe it took so long) years.

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03-25-2012, 05:49 PM

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Love it. I'm thinking of finding an 85 and fixing it up for the wife. She was born in 85. I robbed the cradle a few years

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03-25-2012, 09:03 PM

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Nice job mrl. First wife's brother had the same bike brand new.Seems like yesterday.

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03-25-2012, 10:22 PM

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lookin sweet. makes me want a kicker kit for my 94

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03-26-2012, 12:23 AM

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NICE job !!

The begining of an era.

That motorcycle literally saved Harley's A$$!!!!!!!

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05-16-2012, 09:01 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by The88Beast04

Same boat here, and I completely agree, that bike is slick. Doesn't need any aftermarket parts added or mods - it looks perfect the way it is...
Hmmm, I didn't know it came with an S&S Carb originally ;-)
I hope to get an EVO Softail someday.

I got rid of the S&S, I wanted a round filter anyways. Put a Mikuni on it since I do ride it. I modified the choke cables so I could run it from the original dash location, so the untrained eye will never know it isn't stock. Here are a few photos of it and a video I took of the bike.

[mov]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oPD2C5OK-I&feature=g-upl[/mov]

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05-16-2012, 09:04 AM

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Great Job man, I love the way it turned out, these were the smallest and lightest softails to date...

they are at least 100 pounds lighter than the lightest twincam models . and they sound great... Enjoy it.

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