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Road Master
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Opinions Wanted
A good friend of mine is thinking about buying a used 1998 Custom Fat Boy. A tech that works at a Harley shop wanted to build a Custom Fat Boy instead of buying the standard Fat Boy and pulling every thing off and changing it to chrome the way that plenty of us do.
This bike is a 1998 and has 22,000 miles on it. The price of the bike is $10,000. It is in immaculate condition. Take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think.
Thank You.
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This bike is a 1998 and has 22,000 miles on it. The price of the bike is $10,000. It is in immaculate condition. Take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think.
Thank You.
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Tourer
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
RE: Opinions Wanted
Red Flag.
Heard that story plenty of times.
What kind of frame? How is it titled?
If it is not a Harley frame, sorry... it isn't a Harley, period. It isn't a Fatboy.
Could be a totaled bike that was repaired from eBay take off parts with aftermarket frame. That is the reason for the cheap price.
Sounds fishy. JMHO.
Heard that story plenty of times.
What kind of frame? How is it titled?
If it is not a Harley frame, sorry... it isn't a Harley, period. It isn't a Fatboy.
Could be a totaled bike that was repaired from eBay take off parts with aftermarket frame. That is the reason for the cheap price.
Sounds fishy. JMHO.
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From: The Lone Star State
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No offense, just looks like a normal fatboy to me. Seems like a lot of trouble to go through to have a "custom" bike that looks like thousands of other factory made bikes. I'm not saying this is not the case, it just seems like a lot of trouble to me, that's all.
What parts on the bike make it "custom" i.e. bigger engine, baker tranny, wider rear tire, etc.
CHOPS - that is a custom fatboy. VERY NICE!!!
What parts on the bike make it "custom" i.e. bigger engine, baker tranny, wider rear tire, etc.
CHOPS - that is a custom fatboy. VERY NICE!!!
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He did tell me that the engine is bigger than the stock 1998 Fat boy and it also has a different cam in it.
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From: ST. Louis
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Troubles is, anytime you will need a part or have it worked on, you or whoever is working on it,won't know what part to get or wherethe broken partcame from.
Unless you're a mechanic I'd stay clear.
Unless you're a mechanic I'd stay clear.