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Old Mar 26, 2016 | 10:11 AM
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Default New Sportster 72! Black Quartz
This thread maay be a bit redundent with the last years model thread but this one makes it official!

Drove home my new 2015 sportster 72. 1 mile on the damn odometer, holy he'll what a trip!

Grabbed the holy bible aka service manuel while I was there!


 
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Old Mar 26, 2016 | 07:35 PM
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That looks great - congratulations! Make sure you get the owner's manual for it too - it should be given to you with the bike - loads of info in there. Enjoy that beautiful bike!
 
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Nice, but I don't think the pictures do it justice.
 
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Congratulations on the beauty.

Those 72s sit so nice, and look even better.

What is the difference between black quartz and vivid black?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2016 | 06:08 AM
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CONGRATULATIONS on the new scoot - looks great!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2016 | 06:12 AM
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The 72 is my favorite Sportster, nice bike.
 
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Congratulations, now a little warm up in the weather department is in order for us here in NY! A little rain to was the salt away would be alright too!
 
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I'm ready for warm weather and lack of salt stat! Tho 60 degrees today, I can't help but sneak out n ride some more haha!

The Quartz black imo isn't "black"...atleast not all the time. From a distance and the right light it looks black but up close and in the sun it's more of a deep greyish/black, with flecks of shiny paint all around. Its hard to describe but ill try and take some better photos of the paint!

Got the service manual and the owners manual. I intend on maintaining and keeping this bike like my pops Goldwing (he just hit 107,000 miles).
 
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The Family shot



Close up of the paint.

 
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