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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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Yeah, and isn't it great fun! Now the bike is worth so much we could never sell it.l
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 06:28 AM
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I’m embarrassed. I recently put a excel spread sheet together on parts costs alone for insurance purposes.
Its Screaming Eagle time.

But hey, I could be doing a whole lot worse things
I really could.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 06:46 AM
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Everytime I say I'm done putting stuff on mine, I find myself back at the dealer, or eBay, or catalogs buying more. About a week ago I bought the chrome front end kit and put it on yesterday. Now I'm looking at other chrome stuff to buy.

I gotta stop!!!!!
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by rocknrod
I’m embarrassed. I recently put a excel spread sheet together on parts costs alone for insurance purposes.
Its Screaming Eagle time.

But hey, I could be doing a whole lot worse things
I really could.
I did the spread sheet when I had a Fatboy and got to 5k in just a few months.
I don't even want to know what this Ultra add up to. I will have to admit, chrome is not my problem, its seats, shields, exhaust and stereo upgrades.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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Okay, now this is how I rationalized it. Yes it would have been less to buy an SE upfront... no doubt, and they are gorgeous bikes... but, and please no offense to the guys fortunate enough to have one (Saw an Ultra that I was drooling over this weekend!), if I had an SE it would be an SE and there is nothing left to do to it to make it mine. No messing with engine builds, suspension, no scraped knuckles trying to fit things on, no back and forth to the dealer when a nut is left out of a package, and I wouldn't know what will fit and will not fit on my bike better than the parts guy.

No kidding take stock bike start modifying it to your own taste and it becomes your bike.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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Don't forget the reverse gear! Makes backing up the bike a breeze even fully loaded and the wife onboard.

 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 08:22 AM
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I'm just as bad. Why is it I never seem to be the recipient of one of these bikes already blinged ??? ;-)

Greg
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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Hi, my name is Russ and I, too, am a Chromaholic.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 08:38 AM
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No I looked at SE the other day real close.
I would still spend alot of money on it
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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As the saying goes:

I've spent most of my money on bikes,babes and booze. The rest I just wasted.
 
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