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Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Hagerstown, MD
i wouldn't buy a 98 sportster, they have the Solid Mounted motors, I would sale your 72 that barely runs (itmay be hard but sale it before it has a major breakdown) and get a 2004 or newer Sportster of your choice or a bigger metric bike that runs good. Sportsters are not that much money and there are tons of cheap but nice metric crusiers out there. If you are getting a metric crusier I would suggest something 1000cc or bigger.
Last edited by 06Sporty75; Dec 8, 2011 at 06:58 PM.
Road Master
Joined: May 2010
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From: thomson, il
yep,
brother's 72 fx with a boattail fender. updated sig pic to include it... should find better picture of it i guess. lots of work went into that bike.
sorry for hijack.. back to original programming
brother's 72 fx with a boattail fender. updated sig pic to include it... should find better picture of it i guess. lots of work went into that bike.
sorry for hijack.. back to original programming
Last edited by last12know; Dec 8, 2011 at 07:55 PM. Reason: changed sig pic
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: virginia
Don't worry about any a$$hole community ride what you want a 72 would be cool to own though but if it isn't reliable you don't wanna get stuck somewhere and you get 2 bikes for one so I don't know hard decision
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From: Wheeling, WV
Not sure why a new/rebuilt motor with only 3K on it would be acting up.....Other than the builder not knowing what they were doing or that you were misusing the choke & fouled the plugs or F'd up the carb some how. Nothing wrong with a '98 Sporty, but I'd keep the shovel & get the carb/choke figured out.
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From: California
Not sure why a new/rebuilt motor with only 3K on it would be acting up.....Other than the builder not knowing what they were doing or that you were misusing the choke & fouled the plugs or F'd up the carb some how. Nothing wrong with a '98 Sporty, but I'd keep the shovel & get the carb/choke figured out.
What classifies as 'misusing' the choke? I have to pull the choke way up to start it, but usually after a few minutes I am able to push her back down and get a nice low idle. I just want to see how long it is before I foul another plug and go from there since this was the first time they fouled on me, but I;ve only put 1000 miles or so on her...
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Road Master
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From: Acme Pa.
Keep the glide. sporty's are like leaves, In the fall there is a million of them. If you want a sportster look on craigs list in the fall, they go pretty cheap. If you let go of your glide You may never get a similar bike again. I know you said you allready have a rocket, so you don't need that other Kawayamazuki, or what ever it was. Ride your rocket to work and fix the old girl. I think, in the long run you will be glad you did.
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