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Old Aug 20, 2014 | 06:50 AM
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Hi folks,

first - PLEASE be patient with my "tourist english"... I´ll do my best. I´m 39 years old, live in northern germany.

I ride bikes since I was 16... start with my first harley when I was 32 - an EVO, customized in a HPU frame (http://www.hpu.biz/), RevTec 4 speed gear box, open primary belt etc.
This bike was outa hell - gonne be faster with every mile... cause I loose so many parts like kickstarter, backlights etc.
My 2nd harley was a brand new Sportster 48 I´d customised very soon after buying. With a new bike under my *** I´d plan some long distance tours - what was very a annoying with a 10 ltr. gastank. That´s the reason for my actual bike - a HD Slim.
Like to share my experiance with you - especially when I finish my customfender. I will have so many questions soon, hope you can support me.

I share some of my bike (and other) activities at my Blog (in German, but a lot of Pictures) - if interested... you are welcome :-)

HD forty eight: http://privat.sebastian-lacour.de/me...auf-bis-heute/
Slim: http://privat.sebastian-lacour.de/umbau-softail/

Cheers
Sebastian
 

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Old Aug 20, 2014 | 08:11 AM
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Old Aug 20, 2014 | 08:25 AM
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Old Aug 20, 2014 | 08:41 AM
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Between Hannover and Bielefeld - Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia

https://www.google.de/maps/place/Min...845c0955?hl=de
 
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