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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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Steel City- did you see the thread on green bikes?[sm=sorry.gif] hijack
 
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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yep but a goldwind is a metric touring bike, only American bikes can be called baggers
 
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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Is a Goldwing a bagger? Guess so. I like dresser better but is a softail a crossdresser?
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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nope.

If the first 3 letters of the model designation aint FLH or FLT, then it aint a bagger.

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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 08:40 PM
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I thought it was the kid that bags your groceries at the store.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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Steel City- did you see the thread on green bikes?[sm=sorry.gif] hijack
Yeah, thats why my Motorcycle is Yellow Pearle and Vivid Black.......
 
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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 12:35 AM
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its a bagger
if it has antennas,am/fm/cd/cb/wtx/crusecontroll/ and 3 bags
 
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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 12:54 AM
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My memory goes back to the early or mid-90's. There were customs around then that had the HD hardside-bags and the bikes were slammed to the ground. They called these baggers. I never heardbikeswith a tour pak referred to as baggers, until recently. I guess the definition might be changing.
 
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Touring bike!
 
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mmmmm? and I thought it was called a bagger because of the ol' lady on the back

Bagger refers to touring class bike with saddlebags. I guess if you had a fairing and bags you could call it a fair bagger! A Road King is considered a bagger and they don't have fairings. Anything that has bags and is good for long trips.....choppers with bags, now that ain't a bagger and never will be
I have a 2024 Heritage Classic with hard saddlebags so I would definitely consider that a bagger tipping the scales at over 700 lb and feels like more being pushed up hill into my garage as the battery died two days after I got it. Just enough to make my sciatic act up. The driveway not only goes up but has a bonus incline going into the garage 😬

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