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rkt88403
Since I'm a new owner of a Softail Standard,I thought that I would see who else here owns the same.
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rkt88403
Yeah you're sick. Me too! I'm gonna get one of them front fenders one of these days. As for bags,I have big All American Rider bags. Though not as stylish,they hold a bunch.
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This is even more sick...

...I started looking through the H-D parts catalog and find out they make a 'Dyna' fender kit for the Fat Boy. ^rolleyez^
I wonder if it'll hold the 200mm wheel/tire combo.
They even show the 'King/Queen' style seat. Does THAT fit, too?
Don't tell me I've got more pain and suffering to go through before I 'make up my mind'...:blink:
OK, I do. I know it.

Sure is a fine sickness!
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Shaw_2112
WarEagle007 said:
I saw it somewhere in cyberspace and copped the pix.
Now I can't remember where I saw it, but it is haunting me with its evil beauty.
If YOU know how to find the article from whence the pictures came, please post about it.







I found a link ( after a couple of hours ) that shows a similar setup as in the pix.


http://sumax.com/saddlebags2.htm

I'm still waiting and wanting to get my first H-D and have run the gamut from Road King to Fat Boy to V-Rod to Night Train to RoadGlide (my favorite).
My best friend has a Dyna Wide Glide.
I found the pix of the Softail Custom and started thinking about the "SOFTAIL BAGGER" pictured above.
That would put me smack dab in the middle of all the other bikes I've been drooling over, and I actually LIKE the idea...so I'm halfway there.
:thumbsup:
One of the dealer managers told me today about 'the one that makes your heart beat faster' and now I've got that feeling he's talking about.
THAT BIKE has a fantastic mix of Touring/Chopper/Style all mixed into one.

Somebody tell me how sick I am, please! :clap:
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hmmm, I dunno, just doesn't look quite right to me. The hard bags seem a little too dominating for the lines of the Standard Softail, make it look out of balance......
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Sheesh.
After I found out that the Softail fender fit the Fat Boy, I looked at an add that shows a Dyna with FLOORBOARDS!

I've gotta think this all through. What do I REALLY want?
For instance, I just stepped outside where it's cold and foggy, and dark.
With the Road Glide, I'd have that nice, big, fixed fairing with two headlamps and I could have the lower fairings installed...cozy!

As for the look of that Softail above, I just think it has the look of a practical and bad boy custom to it, if that's possible.
I think it would look better with the Softail Custom style seat and a sissy bar, and maybe, uh, floorboards!
It would lack that frontal protection that the Road Glide would provide, however, and that's the one thing I keep coming back to --- how NICE it would be to travel on it.

The 'custom' look of the rear fender could be adapted to the Road Glide for some $$$$, as always, but would I want to do that?
Then there's the Fat Boy with the Softail fender and those FL bags mounted like the one above...and could the FL style engine guard and lower fairings be adapted or mounted to it? would the single disc brake still be enough with the extra weight added up front? which BIG windshield would be good enough to give protection without getting nailed by the wind all the time?

You can see my dilemma, I'm sure.
I love the looks of the big front wheel; the floorboards; the fat rear tire; the Softail fender; the fixed fairing of the Road Glide; etc.
The tough part is how does one put it all together to get the motorcycle he wants?

Anybody else ever go nuts at this point trying to figure just what YOU want?
Oy.
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hoofnhog
got alittle carried away this winter.....

What started out as such simple project, sure morphed it's way into a life of it's own! I was gonna do a little pinstriping, change the wheels, maybe some head work....... well ended up with the wheels alright..... went bore, stroke, cams, heads, etc. on the motor.... scored a chrome swingarm so found no place to stop the chrome back there 'till it was all done, and decided not to pinstripe my original '03 anniversary tins soooo.bought complete new set of tins with a winged oil tank and had them painted...just got the pics of them....... start reassembling everything this week....... oh yea.... changed to a solo seat.... it's not gonna stop........but it sure is fun..she's a loooooong way from the '03 FXSTi "standard" softail I started with.......lol

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George C
The paint looks awesome!
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kemosabe2
FXST Tire Upgrade

I want to replace my 02 FXST Dunlops to Venom X's, I have laced rims F&R and want to know if I can use a 90/90 in front and a 140 in the rear without any problems or mods?
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pulleys

i was thinking of putting on a 34 tooth pulley instead of the stock 32 , i need less rpms when iam crusing around 65mph tranny is a close ratio 5 speed and when crusing my rpms are to high and so are the price of a 6 speed tranny anybody done this and would i need a new belt, its only two teeth on a small pulley tanks frankie g.:brows:
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Finally got the bike cleaned after a couple of mods this winter
new tins/DD6/saddlebags

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hoofnhog
first pic... almost done... for a while......

simple Winter project gone wild...... I was gonna do a "little" head work and maybe some pinstriping...lol

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bnobbman
HoofnHog.... I like your front wheel... what is it and where did you get it at?

Thanks.
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hoofnhog
That wheel is an American Wire Wheel 21X3 Radial fat spoke, (3/8 spokes). My local Indy shop ordered it for me. Waited 9 weeks!!!!!!
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Buddha4 said:
Finally got the bike cleaned after a couple of mods this winter
new tins/DD6/saddlebags
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Great paint job Buddha... u do it? Great looking bike brudda.
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hoofnhog said:
That wheel is an American Wire Wheel 21X3 Radial fat spoke, (3/8 spokes). My local Indy shop ordered it for me. Waited 9 weeks!!!!!!
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Thanks hoof, I really like that wheel. I may be looking into that. What did you run for a front tire then?
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Buddha4
bnobbman said:
Great paint job Buddha... u do it? Great looking bike brudda.
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No;Doug from Painted Horses Inc http://www.paintedhorsesinc.com/ did it. His work looks better in person his airbrush guy is incredible.
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hoofnhog
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Thanks hoof, I really like that wheel. I may be looking into that. What did you run for a front tire then?
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The front tire is a Avon 120/70X21...... everyone who sees the bike freaks on that wheel and the paint....... I freak on what they can't see.... the motor build came out real sweet, a real stump puller.......

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rkt88403
Thinking about lowering it any further?:hystria:
Slammed Ride said:
Pic of my ride:
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Shaw_2112
rkt88403 said:
Thinking about lowering it any further?:hystria:
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I dunno man, I think he could go another inch...:roflback:
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hoofnhog said:
The front tire is a Avon 120/70X21...... everyone who sees the bike freaks on that wheel and the paint....... I freak on what they can't see.... the motor build came out real sweet, a real stump puller.......
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What kind of windshield is that? I've been lookin for somthing like that for the longer trips. Is it detachable? How well does it work?
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crap, just realized the wrong picture was posted ahhahaha no wonder the jokes. Thanks..........................:yikes:
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