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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 05:45 AM
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Bought this XLH1200 from 1997 for my wife but... I really like to ride it myself. Very nice looking bike with the 180 rear tyre and the 21 inch fat spokes.
It has about 95 HP and I love the sound of it !

 
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Very cool! Sounds good, and I like fat spoke wheels.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 01:12 PM
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You do know you should not idle that bike below 960 rpm?
Sounds nice.
 
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That's a great looking and sounding ride. Good job!
 
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