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Fxst
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I am sure it just depends on demand for the bike. The soft tail family seems to change quite a bit. Since I have been riding, they have introduced and retired several bikes in the class. I am sure it will be back. I like the FXR and they remade those for a couple years. Seems like many bikes make a comeback.
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Question is though, is have you ever ridden a touring bike, one of the 09's and later?
I'll betcha ain't..
This was my 99, last year of the evo FXSTC.
I always thought that the 21 inch wheel was too skinny so I put a 16 inch on it and a Fatboy front fender on it.
Do I miss it, sure sometimes, but I turned around and did the same thing to the Glide.
I'll betcha ain't..
This was my 99, last year of the evo FXSTC.
I always thought that the 21 inch wheel was too skinny so I put a 16 inch on it and a Fatboy front fender on it.
Do I miss it, sure sometimes, but I turned around and did the same thing to the Glide.
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I love my 2003 too, and I love the cobalt blue. I love the looks of the fxst because it has that chopper look with raked out front end and 21 incher out there. I don't know why they did away with the nighttrain too, my dad just got rear ended on his 06' NT and has been looking for a stock replacement for a month now without much luck. He started looking at different models now because the majority of the NT's around here are hopped up and he just isn't into that.
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From: Fenton, MO
I have to agree, the touring bikes are just too big and heavy for my tastes and the riding I do. If I had money to spare I would love to have one for the winter since you can hardly tell the wind is blowing when you are riding one. I'm not big on fairings and big windshields. I have a detach windshield for my bike and only use it when it's really cold out. The wind in my face is one of the things I love about riding.
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Practically every one that I know out here in the Black Hills or we'll say in the Sturgis area, not that we do much riding or anything..mind you..has went from a smaller bike to a touring bike, or would really like to.
Again, most are getting up in years too which has quite a bit to do with it as well I'm sure.
Going from a softail to a touring bike
is like going from a Toyota Tacoma to a Chevy 2500 double cab.
However, I'm sure many would rather keep their Toyota Tacoma's too.
Last edited by lionsm13; Dec 11, 2012 at 02:56 PM.