Lusting phase.
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Vintage Sportsters......my favorite subject 
Like these guys have said, there's quite a bit you can do and all sorts of eras you can duplicate.
When I first bought mine, I decided to try to replicate something "in general" from the 60's. Replaced quite a few things on mine, mainly using Nightster parts. I thought it gave the bike a much older look to it. Then I topped it off with the headlight nacelle kit and the fork gaiters.
I find it pretty funny when even Harley riders will walk up to it, look it over, and then ask me "how old is this?"
I would like to take the look a little further with an older front fender and some other pieces.
So just remember, you can do a thousand things to a Sportster, and what ever you can imagine, you can pretty much make.
Like these guys have said, there's quite a bit you can do and all sorts of eras you can duplicate.
When I first bought mine, I decided to try to replicate something "in general" from the 60's. Replaced quite a few things on mine, mainly using Nightster parts. I thought it gave the bike a much older look to it. Then I topped it off with the headlight nacelle kit and the fork gaiters.
I find it pretty funny when even Harley riders will walk up to it, look it over, and then ask me "how old is this?"
I would like to take the look a little further with an older front fender and some other pieces.
So just remember, you can do a thousand things to a Sportster, and what ever you can imagine, you can pretty much make.
Last edited by schumacher; Nov 12, 2008 at 01:18 PM.
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Buy a Delux... sounds like you don't really want a sportster...
The Tank on the nightester is the classic sportster peanut tank...
Sounds like you want a big twin. The Softail Delux has the lowest seat hight, my 5'2" mom can flat-foot it...
The Tank on the nightester is the classic sportster peanut tank...
Sounds like you want a big twin. The Softail Delux has the lowest seat hight, my 5'2" mom can flat-foot it...
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I LOVE the look of the Deluxe. I'm just worried about the weight. And the cost. Ha.
Again, I'm not really going for 'classic Sportster', so much as just 'classic motorcycle'
I HAVE to have they gaiters though. I wasn't sure what they were called.
Were they hard to get on, Shumacher?
Again, I'm not really going for 'classic Sportster', so much as just 'classic motorcycle'
I HAVE to have they gaiters though. I wasn't sure what they were called.
Were they hard to get on, Shumacher?
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I LOVE the look of the Deluxe. I'm just worried about the weight. And the cost. Ha.
Again, I'm not really going for 'classic Sportster', so much as just 'classic motorcycle'
I HAVE to have they gaiters though. I wasn't sure what they were called.
Were they hard to get on, Shumacher?
Again, I'm not really going for 'classic Sportster', so much as just 'classic motorcycle'
I HAVE to have they gaiters though. I wasn't sure what they were called.
Were they hard to get on, Shumacher?
Cost is an issue... but so is not getting what you really want now... then going through another transaction later...
I personally love sportsters, but they are not for everyone, and I hate when people get "stuck" with them, when what they really want is a big-twin...
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From: Venice, FL
This is where the Rider's Edge is worth the money and time. Your local HD dealer probably has a course available, and they're very accomodating. Plus, you're establishing a relationship with a local dealer...
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From: Tucson, AZ
Hey, now I like that one!
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