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Old Apr 12, 2023 | 07:49 PM
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I'm not sure you can top hard bagging a Sportster for performance but maybe I'm wrong.
You are.
 
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Old Apr 12, 2023 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by NorthWestern
You are.
It's one of those wouldn't be the first time moments, lol
 
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Old Apr 12, 2023 | 08:24 PM
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Here's a couple shots of my Night Train bagged but I took them back off. Cammed twin cam.




 
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Old Apr 12, 2023 | 11:50 PM
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I wonder how hard it would be to get a station wagon to move as fast as my Firebird? We won't even get into handling.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Garry Sr
I wonder how hard it would be to get a station wagon to move as fast as my Firebird? We won't even get into handling.
Two words, AUDI RS6......
 
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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Garry Sr
I wonder how hard it would be to get a station wagon to move as fast as my Firebird? We won't even get into handling.
*Cadillac CTS-V Wagon has entered the chat*
 
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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 06:05 AM
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Lol, I'm not familiar with the Audi but you can make some of those Caddys rip. You guys win
 
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Old Apr 13, 2023 | 09:03 AM
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The term "Performance Bagger" can mean a lot of different things. Before I got my touring bike I tried putting hard bags on my Springer. That made it a Springer with bags, not a bagger. A bagger is slang commonly referring
to a touring frame motorcycle, not just a motorcycle with bags. My opinion, based on years of observation.

Sportsters are fast, fun bikes. Light weight and easy to throw around. Getting one to handle isn't an impressive feat. The fact that the bikes here, my now wrecked bagger included, were built on touring frames, modified to handle the hard cornering roads, and still be able to eat miles is what makes than ideal for those of us young enough to enjoy the spirited riding but want to be comfortable.

I will be building another. It was the best of both worlds.
 
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Old May 17, 2023 | 12:20 AM
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Obligatory check-in because I refuse to let this thread die...lol


 
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Old May 17, 2023 | 01:56 AM
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Love this vike🤩🤩🤩 03 Ultra who has been on a diet😂
Geezer engineering front end with Bitubo inserts, gsx-r1000 front brakes, ISR master cylinder and clutch lever, 1550cc kit, 2-1exhaust, 10" riser and motocross bar🤩
Removed the Ultra stuff, stereo, cruise control and so on…
Saving money for better rear shocks than the Legend airshocks I have on now…

But the bike handles amazing, I love to ride it in twisty roads (and we have a lot of that here in Norway)🤩🤩🤩
 
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