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Old Sep 23, 2019 | 09:43 PM
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Hey guys. I'm from Alabama and ride a 2015 FLSTC heritage softail. came from the mother of all cruisers 2004 Vulcan 2000. 125 ci on that bad boy. It was a beast (biggest bike made for 10 years) but got too frigging heavy for me at 63. So, I went looking and found the softail line to be of my liking/ergonomics. Much lower center of gravity/lower seat and easy to manuver. Had a damn EF4 tornado run over me/wife/house/70 acres way back in 2011 April...on my birthday no less....happy bday...lol she had a broke leg and I had to have a titanium plate in my neck and started losing feeling in my hands. Then another neck surgery and goodby vulcan. I am loving the softail 103 w/6 speed. It has great power/torque and loves the open road. I've added a batwing fairing/crash bars/highway pegs/drivers back rest/gel pad. I'm lovin' it so far!!!
 
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