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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 03:38 PM
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if its your "last Harley" make it a CVO Tri Glide wet head, and owe 20k life's to short to worry about a "few" payments, Ink the deal
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ultra_classic
if its your "last Harley" make it a CVO Tri Glide wet head, and owe 20k life's to short to worry about a "few" payments, Ink the deal
I don't believe Harley makes a CVO Tri Glide.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by hapbob
Many things to think about on this thread!

My decision is over



Delivery in March
Now how do you work this informant box thing
Got a book to read for rest of winter !
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Congratulations You'll love it!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by hapbob
Many things to think about on this thread!

My decision is over

Delivery in March
Now how do you work this informant box thing
Got a book to read for rest of winter !
Hap
Nice! Congrats on the new scooter. It always feels great to be on YOUR new scooter. Enjoy!
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 06:09 PM
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Remember the Harley commercial where an elderly gentleman sitting on his front porch says he bought aluminum siding, rather than the bike he always wanted? Sucks to be him. Enjoy your trike, and by the way, vinyl siding is cheap and easy to install.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 07:13 PM
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Congrats on the decision, and enjoy the new scoot.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 08:02 PM
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Glad you pulled the triger Hapbob.

I owe the justification of my purchase to my sister in law. I had all kinds of bikes over the years but never a Harley. Always wanted one and my wife knew it. Well my wife was talking to her sister saying how bad I wanted a Harley. My sister started crying and said Alan, her husband that died the previous year unexpectedly of a cerebral aneurysm, had always wanted a Harley and she wouldn't let him buy it. She wished she had. So I got my Harley. Never knew why my wife had caved until a year or so after.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 08:37 PM
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WE are all only 1 illness from being broke. So you can save all your life and sacrifice fun times, trips, comforts and get sick and give it to the Doctors. Or you can live life and enjoy it.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by FEMAMan
WE are all only 1 illness from being broke. So you can save all your life and sacrifice fun times, trips, comforts and get sick and give it to the Doctors. Or you can live life and enjoy it.
Yea. You gotta lead your life like you're gonna live 80 years and balance it with tomorrow may be your last day. Not easy.

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