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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 07:21 AM
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Finally traded the sportster 48 for a 2013 softail slim
Picked it up last week and loving it awesome bike
Only mods at the moment are V&H short shots and a round air cleaner




 
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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 07:29 AM
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Great looking bike and nice pictures, that is a great view
 
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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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Congrats on the new bike. Not a fan of the short shots on the slim but to each their own!
 
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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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Congrats and welcome to the softail forum
 
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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 10:10 AM
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Looks good. Boy, the Slim has gotten popular.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 10:15 AM
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cheers guys
Plenty more mods to come me thinks
 
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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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Nice bike. The next thing I would do is lower the rear a bit. For some reason the rear fender looks too high?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 11:31 AM
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Nice bike. The next thing I would do is lower the rear a bit. For some reason the rear fender looks too high?
It does look higher than normal now that you mention it... by a good inch at least, just judging by the amount of tire that's visible...

Is this a European bike?
I ask because of the rear mounted license plate (as opposed to the side mount), and the fact that you had to add the round AC yourself - don't the European models all have the footballs?
 
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Old Jun 6, 2013 | 11:35 AM
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The license plate location is better than the USA version...
 
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Originally Posted by jam436
It does look higher than normal now that you mention it... by a good inch at least, just judging by the amount of tire that's visible...

Is this a European bike?
I ask because of the rear mounted license plate (as opposed to the side mount), and the fact that you had to add the round AC yourself - don't the European models all have the footballs?
Definitely looks Euro with the tag location and the amber rear turn signals. I think only certain countries require the football, but I'm not sure. Maybe OP can help out.

I know the Slim is lowered from the factory. This one may be propped up on the rear a little more, or could be the camera angle. I wonder how it rides that way. Low looks cool, but it wouldn't surprise me if higher rode better.
 
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