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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 04:30 AM
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Guys/Gals; I believe Dawg's comment was meant in humor...lighten up a bit.

OP; there are ups/downs with anything in life...bike mods being one small hurdle. Dust-off, regroup and continue. Pretty soon you'll be back on the road and all is but a memory.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by FriendlyDawg
Well hopefully someday you can afford a real Harley, not much you can do with a spurtster.
So, you've been a forum member for 1 month and you have 500+ posts?
Maybe you should buy a bike and try riding it, instead of playing wannabe on a forum.

 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cHarley
So, you've been a forum member for 1 month and you have 500+ posts?
Maybe you should buy a bike and try riding it, instead of playing wannabe on a forum.

He follows the sportster guys around and makes comments like those. Im pretty sure he fantasizes about us.................ignore.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by cHarley
So, you've been a forum member for 1 month and you have 500+ posts?
Maybe you should buy a bike and try riding it, instead of playing wannabe on a forum.

Since when did post count correlate to riding time?

hi Rog. How are you today?
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by cHarley
So, you've been a forum member for 1 month and you have 500+ posts?
Maybe you should buy a bike and try riding it, instead of playing wannabe on a forum.

Yep you busted me. Thinking of getting a used nightster. Is this one worth $4000?

 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Rog48
He follows the sportster guys around and makes comments like those. Im pretty sure he fantasizes about us.................ignore.
Really like your bike. Does it come in a man's model?
 
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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 07:49 AM
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06Sporty75,
I went down the same path with the horn on my 05 Custom. I Bought the DK horn relocation and found the horn to be completely inadequate. So I went out & bought a Harley Davidson horn of the same type, just as bad. I even tried connecting both the Harley horn and the DK horn, still NG. It's just the type of horn, not the quality of the DK product.
Since the stock horn under the cowbell is actually pretty decent, I removed it from the cowbell, cleaned it up, and mounted it on the DK bracket. It's not exactly purty, but it works and isn't that obvious because it blends in a little with the frame down tubes. You may want to give it a shot, since it won't cost you anything more.

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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by FriendlyDawg
Really like your bike. Does it come in a man's model?
See? He has a thing for men. Not that theres anything wrong with that kind of lifestyle. But I must insist you stop sending me private messages, its just not my thing.

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You really have a hot bike, I bet your just as hot. I notice you only have a solo seat, if I bring my own 2 up seat would you give me a ride?
 
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Originally Posted by raq1025
06Sporty75,
I went down the same path with the horn on my 05 Custom. I Bought the DK horn relocation and found the horn to be completely inadequate. So I went out & bought a Harley Davidson horn of the same type, just as bad. I even tried connecting both the Harley horn and the DK horn, still NG. It's just the type of horn, not the quality of the DK product.
Since the stock horn under the cowbell is actually pretty decent, I removed it from the cowbell, cleaned it up, and mounted it on the DK bracket. It's not exactly purty, but it works and isn't that obvious because it blends in a little with the frame down tubes. You may want to give it a shot, since it won't cost you anything more.

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Old Jun 19, 2014 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by FriendlyDawg
Well hopefully someday you can afford a real Harley, not much you can do with a spurtster.
The Sportster bashing was mildly amusing the first dozen or so times. Get some new material.
 
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