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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 04:56 AM
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Yesterday a buddy of mine brought his bike over to my shop for a few upgrades which included new Handlebar Grips. The bike is a 97 Fatboy which he purchased 4 months ago. As I removed the left handlebar grip, I noticed a metal tube stuffed into the handlebar. WTF? Inside the tube was 20,000 Philippine Pesos, roughly $465.00 bucks.

Apparently the previous owner used the handlebar as a stash tube to hide emergency money but had forgotten about it. Living in the Philippines, I've seen many makeshift mods but this is a new one for me.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 05:12 AM
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thats really awesome...great suprise.

when i take my pig apart....i usually find a stripped torx head or melted wire..fug!
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 06:37 AM
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Cool find. More money for parts or free gas money for riding the bike.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 09:06 AM
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Pretty cool, I have a 97 evo myself. Hired a guy 6 years ago to put apes on my bike, wonder if there was any money in my old bars lol....
 
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thats really awesome...great suprise.

when i take my pig apart....i usually find a stripped torx head or melted wire..fug!
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 09:41 AM
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Awesome, finding unexpected money is always nice.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 10:48 AM
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Not only did you find $465.00 you also fixed that annoying rattle.
 
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nice!!!!
 
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That's awesome!
 
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Boy is that a reversal of fortune!!! Thats the 1st time I ever heard of a bike or a mod that gives back money rather than soaking it up and out of your pocket!!!
 
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