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LowRiderCustom · 03-22-2008, 12:23 AM

I just won the auction for a 94 Low Rider Custom FXLR on Ebay. The guy definitely put a lot of money into it, and he spared no expense on the quality of the parts. I will go to pick it up when the weather gets nicer, right now we just got a lot of snow in the Chicago area. I can't wait to see it and ride it!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...MEWN:IT&ih=017

Van_Kerr · 03-22-2008, 02:16 AM

Hi and Welcome to the Forum and Harley family ! ............ with that amount of chrome I don't think I'd want to pick it up, ride it back with snow/salt getting anywhere near it. Previous owner appears to have thought the engine & carb out well .................. ENJOY !

FXR2 · 03-22-2008, 08:45 AM

Looks really nice. I surf ebay now and then specifically to check out whatever FXR's might be there and remember noticing this one. I'm interested in the Supertrapp pipes--they must have been adapted from those intended for a Dyna because I don't think Supertrapp lists any FXR pipes in their catalog. I've already discovered that V&H Big Shots for a Dyna will fit later model FXR's.

Anyway, put up some more photos when you get it. Great find on a used bike. Congrats.

brownjams · 03-22-2008, 09:47 AM

Welcome and enjoy. I'd be off with an enclosed trailer if i just bought it.

hawkeye48 · 03-22-2008, 10:42 AM

Life just got better for you mate, you will have the biggest grin in Chicargo when you get out on it.

LowRiderCustom · 03-22-2008, 11:08 AM

Guys thanks for the welcome and the positive comments about my bike! I know I paid a lot of money for a 94 FXLR, but I looked at many of them that were in the same price range and they didn't have half the goodies this one has. My brother has had 3 Harleys and he told me it was a good deal for amount of work he has done to it. He currently has a custom painted Heritage Softtail with a built motor and SuperTrapp pipes, and his previous bike was a 85 Low Rider.

I have an open trailer so that's why I have to wait for nicer weather to pick it up. If I had access to an enclosed trailer I would have brought it home today. He said it's not a problem to keep it there until I'm ready to come get it. I'll ask him about the fitment on the SuperTrapp pipes when I talk to him, and I'll definitely post some pics when I get her home.

HARLEYGET R · 03-22-2008, 11:17 AM

CONGRATS;;;;
I'd been watching that bike --- even checked to see how far from me ( abt. 85 mi.);;;;
Was going to sell my '85 FXRS if I got it

LowRiderCustom · 03-22-2008, 11:26 AM

If you're between LaFontaine and Chicago I could stop by and show it to you. I'd love to see your bike and talk about Harleys.

LowRiderCustom · 03-22-2008, 09:37 PM

Does anyone know why the FXR has a tach next to the speedo and a fuel gauge with trim on the tank, but my Low Rider just has a speedo? Did the guy remove them or didn't they come on it? Can I add those parts or aren't they compatable with the Low Rider?

FXR2 · 03-23-2008, 09:30 AM

A friend down here has a 1994 FXLR and his only has a handlebar-mounted speedo. It does have a tank mounted fuel gauge. However, his bike is not stock. Among the mods along the way was a handlebar change. I would say it's possible that there never was a tach but I'll keep looking around. Did you ask the previous owner?

LowRiderCustom · 03-23-2008, 10:48 AM

I didn't ask the owner but I will when I talk to him again. I saw 2 other FXLR's on Ebay just now, one had a tach and the other one didn't. Neither of them had a fuel guage though. I think I could add a tach if I got a dual guage mount for the handlebars, but I don't think I could add a fuel guage with the single filler tank. Correct?

ruger44 · 03-24-2008, 01:15 PM

The FXR Sport models came with both a tach and speedo "fxrs-sp".
The fxrs only had the speedo and fuel guage , there may have been a few other modles that had a tach.
I saw a late model Dyna Super Gluide sport at our local HD Dealer that had the tach and speedometer also.
Nice looking bike

LowRiderCustom · 03-24-2008, 05:34 PM

I guess HD thought the Low Rider would look better with just a single speedo. It's not a sport bike like the FXRS-SP, it's just a cruiser. The new Dyna does look pretty nice, but it's kind of plain in the chrome dept. I know I would end up sinking $3000 or more into it, so I bought one that was ready to ride.

Bumps · 03-24-2008, 07:25 PM

Congrats ... Low Rider Welcome to the family !!

LowRiderCustom · 04-07-2008, 08:35 PM

So I picked up my Low Rider this weekend and it's a beautiful bike! When I was talking to the guy I bought it from, he said I got a $15K bike for $10K, and I believe he's right. I rode it around a little on Sunday and it's fast, but it seems like it needs some fine tuning on the jetting because it backfires when I let off the throttle at higher R's. It sounds great too, it has a nice deep roar to it! It's also leaking oil from the rear valve cover, and the fork seals seem to be weeping oil. So it's gonna need a few minor things done to it, but overall it's a great bike and I'm very happy with it.