Grinder....
A couple of things....
I would like to put your bike in the "FXR HISTORY" thread I am doing over at CVO.harley.com here's the thread to make it easy to see what I am talking about feel free to click, view, and read if you like:
http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=25417.0
I would however like to know what your bike is "officially" it helps to put in accurate information....lol that's what I would like, that doesn't mean you are motivated to have it there....but I like the stance of your bike and the photos are great and they would be a nice addition to the "thread"......so......indeed I am aware that in 1988 basically 4 of the 6 models being made had "Low Rider" attached to their names....but there were distinct model differences for each one and based upon the photos of your bike it has to be 1 of these 4 distinct models:
ie:
FXR Super Glide
FXRS Low Rider
FXLR Low Rider Custom
FXRS-SP Low Rider Sport Edition
Now the
FXRS Low Rider specifically in 1988 featured amongst other things of course:
A new 4.2 gallon tank with a filler cap on each side of a new console designed to mimic the one that had been used on the 1977
Low Rider, with a small, tandem speedo and tach on the wrinkle black housing. The Use Of Black wrinkle for the cases and cylinders-and-chrome rockers for the engine.
Now in the photos of your bike you do show the tank panel trim and instrument housing as described above
however yours appear to be "chrome", so either they offered that particular trim panel and instrucment housing in chrome as well in 1988 or perhaps an owner before you simply went to the "parts" book during some year and found those two parts in chrome and put them on, or perhaps you did it yourself, if you did do you still have the "
wrinkle black finished ones" <~~~~I am just curious, and if you do, do you wish to "part" with them, and if you do have them and wish to "part" with them do you have any photos showing condition of them?
Now if you are so motivated, you could always spend the 10 minutes on the phone with HD and call them @:
Harley-Davidson Customer Service Representative call (414) 343-4056 and with your VIN# they should be able to tell you which exact model you have, or they may just provide "generic" information as well....it's hard to say what kinds of "records" were being kept 20 years ago....
Anyway you may not care about any of this.....but I thought I would give this one last try....when you start a project like I have....it's always fun to put photos of bikes that look great and you know exactly what they are....for people to say, hey I like that, that's what I am going to look for sort of thing....
Regards,
"Classic"
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