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Old May 20, 2014 | 12:35 PM
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Why do some people put other things on their bike (paint, pipes, handlebars, etc.?) Doesn't that make the bike look ghetto? Won't you catch a beating if you pull up to the wrong 1% bar? Think about it...if H-D wanted that stuff on the bike, they would have made it that way. I suggest we all save our money and leave them the way they look and perform the best. STOCK!
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 12:37 PM
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You certainly have a right to your opinion, but putting different pipes, or paint on a bike doesn't make it look ghetto. It's just making it look "yours". It's called customizing.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 12:38 PM
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If you want to blend in,,, ride the bus,, Gus.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 01:04 PM
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Another troll in training ZZZzzz
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 01:06 PM
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nothing wrong with stock if that's your thing. you might catch a beating just for pulling up to a 1% bar anyway,i think ill skip that. I want my bike the way I want it ,yours can sound and look the way the government wants it.
 
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"..Nothing like expressing your individualism, especially when we all do it together..."

 

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Originally Posted by Lewis Richards
Why do some people put other things on their bike (paint, pipes, handlebars, etc.?) Doesn't that make the bike look ghetto? Won't you catch a beating if you pull up to the wrong 1% bar? Think about it...if H-D wanted that stuff on the bike, they would have made it that way. I suggest we all save our money and leave them the way they look and perform the best. STOCK!
If stock is your thing, thats all kool and the gang...and you do have a right to that thought process and opinion.

Thoughts like that seem like the ole "everyone gets a trophy" philosophy to me...just sayin.
 
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Old May 20, 2014 | 01:33 PM
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Only 2 places I have ever been that just had stockers lined up was an IHOP and the dealer
 
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Originally Posted by Lewis Richards
Why do some people put other things on their bike (paint, pipes, handlebars, etc.?) Doesn't that make the bike look ghetto? Won't you catch a beating if you pull up to the wrong 1% bar? Think about it...if H-D wanted that stuff on the bike, they would have made it that way. I suggest we all save our money and leave them the way they look and perform the best. STOCK!
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Originally Posted by Lewis Richards
Why do some people put other things on their bike (paint, pipes, handlebars, etc.?) Doesn't that make the bike look ghetto? Won't you catch a beating if you pull up to the wrong 1% bar? Think about it...if H-D wanted that stuff on the bike, they would have made it that way. I suggest we all save our money and leave them the way they look and perform the best. STOCK!


And, Yes.....if YOU show up at a 1% bar I do believe you'll catch a beating.
 
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