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I have an 883 low. Its a great bike and for what I ride now its fine. I have been thinking that if I ride more I may upgrade. But what too? Dyna? Soft tail? Not sure, I don't even know if I should upgrade. I have an 2008 that has about 12k on it with two up shield, saddle bags,eng. guard, and many small extras. I thought maybe around 5500 asking. The prices seem to be all over the map for bikes. Any advice would be helpful.
 
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Originally Posted by edteach
I have an 883 low. Its a great bike and for what I ride now its fine. I have been thinking that if I ride more I may upgrade. But what too? Dyna? Soft tail? Not sure, I don't even know if I should upgrade. I have an 2008 that has about 12k on it with two up shield, saddle bags,eng. guard, and many small extras. I thought maybe around 5500 asking. The prices seem to be all over the map for bikes. Any advice would be helpful.
You'll wonder why you didn't trade sooner once you ride a Dyna (still kind of a rough ride with the unbalanced engine) or a Softail.
 
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