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beaglebasher
3 years ago

Nope. Dont like em either.

steelo
3 years ago

Nobody can not like Steve’s heritage! That’s a beauty!

beaglebasher
3 years ago

I agree steelo. Very tidy.

Far Canal
3 years ago

Quoting beaglebasher on 14 Sep 2020 09:57 AMedited: 14 Sep 2020 10:02 AM
What would you know steelo? Lets wait until FC runs his discerning eye over it.
Personally I dont go in for the flames thing. Or purple . Or chrome.

Well thanks for asking for my humble opinion Beaglebasher. At least our friend Liberator knows how to take a couple of reasonable pictures. Let’s face it you really need a shot of each side of the bike to know what you are looking at especially if you are selling it in case there is a horrible surprise on the other side if you only show one pic. For instance a dog ugly open primary drive set up, which Liberators bike hasn’t got. So his pics get a good score, maybe 7and a half out of 10. As far as purple flames, chrome,skulls etc . That all comes down to taste, and as the professor of art theory at the uni I went to once said , “There is no accounting for taste” . I never asked the professor what he thought of blokes who had bikes they did not like though, it was art school not bike school. Liberator will have to ask himself why he owns a bike he does not like. You know, sometimes you own a pretty good case of haemorrhoids and you just can’t get rid of em...maybe that is where the purple flames lemon is with Liberator.

steelo
3 years ago

Sometimes with you lot I feel the earth has tilted in its axis and / or I’ve stumbled into a loony bin.
Poor liberator. All he did was post a photo of his bike (which I liked) and mentioned it didn’t ride all that well. Set of a chain of posts. I hope we see him back.

liberator
3 years ago

Quoting beaglebasher on 14 Sep 2020 08:17 AMedited: 14 Sep 2020 08:18 AM
Why is it horrible to ride?

It's a back breaker, maybe I'm just used to plush riding Electra Glides, also, those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place, I bought it because of the motor, it's not a twin cam,

Wideglider
3 years ago

Quoting beaglebasher on 14 Sep 2020 08:17 AMedited: 14 Sep 2020 08:18 AM
Why is it horrible to ride?

Quoting liberator on 17 Sep 2020 04:56 AM
It's a back breaker, maybe I'm just used to plush riding Electra Glides, also, those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place, I bought it because of the motor, it's not a twin cam,

It looks like a Twin Cam, is it an Evo in disguise?

liberator
3 years ago

Quoting beaglebasher on 14 Sep 2020 08:17 AMedited: 14 Sep 2020 08:18 AM
Why is it horrible to ride?

Quoting liberator on 17 Sep 2020 04:56 AM
It's a back breaker, maybe I'm just used to plush riding Electra Glides, also, those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place, I bought it because of the motor, it's not a twin cam,

Quoting Wideglider on 17 Sep 2020 07:09 AM
It looks like a Twin Cam, is it an Evo in disguise?

You are Correct,

Far Canal
3 years ago

Quoting beaglebasher on 14 Sep 2020 08:17 AMedited: 14 Sep 2020 08:18 AM
Why is it horrible to ride?

Quoting liberator on 17 Sep 2020 04:56 AM
It's a back breaker, maybe I'm just used to plush riding Electra Glides, also, those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place, I bought it because of the motor, it's not a twin cam,

"those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place"
Those skinny 21 inch front wheels are a terrible match with fat rear wheels I agree 100%. You can lace up a wider rim on the front and then use a 120 or 130mm wide trye. That improves the handling lots.
The skinny 21 inch wheels are actually not too bad at all when matched to a skinny back wheel like a 130 wide number.

Wideglider
3 years ago

Quoting beaglebasher on 14 Sep 2020 08:17 AMedited: 14 Sep 2020 08:18 AM
Why is it horrible to ride?

Quoting liberator on 17 Sep 2020 04:56 AM
It's a back breaker, maybe I'm just used to plush riding Electra Glides, also, those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place, I bought it because of the motor, it's not a twin cam,

Quoting Far Canal on 17 Sep 2020 09:14 AM
"those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place"
Those skinny 21 inch front wheels are a terrible match with fat rear wheels I agree 100%. You can lace up a wider rim on the front and then use a 120 or 130mm wide trye. That improves the handling lots.
The skinny 21 inch wheels are actually not too bad at all when matched to a skinny back wheel like a 130 wide number.

Yes, that's exactly the combo on my WG - 21"/90 front with 16"/130 rear, handles well enough.

Far Canal
3 years ago

Quoting liberator on 17 Sep 2020 04:56 AM
It's a back breaker, maybe I'm just used to plush riding Electra Glides, also, those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place, I bought it because of the motor, it's not a twin cam,

Quoting Far Canal on 17 Sep 2020 09:14 AM
"those skinny 21 inch front wheels track all over the place"
Those skinny 21 inch front wheels are a terrible match with fat rear wheels I agree 100%. You can lace up a wider rim on the front and then use a 120 or 130mm wide trye. That improves the handling lots.
The skinny 21 inch wheels are actually not too bad at all when matched to a skinny back wheel like a 130 wide number.

Quoting Wideglider on 17 Sep 2020 10:42 AM
Yes, that's exactly the combo on my WG - 21"/90 front with 16"/130 rear, handles well enough.

Same on my shovel wideglide, it handles like a charm.
My 2008 FXST came out with 21/90 front and 17/200 rear and it handled like a mad woman's breakfast. A wider front helped. Got a sneaking suspicion that regular twin shocks work better than the softail underslung units do too.

Big Steve
2 years ago

Little update on my ongoing Deluxe project.

It has been a really enjoyable project that started as rehab from cancer surgery and kept me focused through a bazillion days of lockdown .

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tussuck
2 years ago

That looks pretty damn good matey! Nicely done and balanced.

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beaglebasher
2 years ago

Good fukin job there mate.

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Baloffski
2 years ago

Big Steve , bloody good job.

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Baloffski
2 years ago

Not much ya see ere. Just my old run of the mill.Nice 5 hour ride a coupla days ago, that’s good medicine.
Typical I put her in the wrong section!

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Soapbox2627
2 years ago

makes sense, Bundy rum has a handicap parking section

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paulybronco
2 years ago

Quoting Soapbox2627 on 09 Dec 2021 03:29 AM
makes sense, Bundy rum has a handicap parking section

Ha Ha

MrLinderman
2 years ago

Yo, Just joined up, ended up getting a Sport Glide this year as i'm riding 2up more often and its been great, only a few changes made so far, Stage 1 with Freedom Exhaust, Lapera seat and HD backrest with pad
Still deciding if I wanna swap pegs for mini boards for more long distance comfort without compromising too much, or just leave the pegs on, next up is gonna be some minor changes, grips, levers, maybe some cosmetic touches

Anyway thought i'd pop in say hi and show off the new ride

FLSB Sport Glide

paulybronco
2 years ago

Quoting MrLinderman on 11 Dec 2021 09:31 PMedited: 11 Dec 2021 08:06 PM
Yo, Just joined up, ended up getting a Sport Glide this year as i'm riding 2up more often and its been great, only a few changes made so far, Stage 1 with Freedom Exhaust, Lapera seat and HD backrest with pad
Still deciding if I wanna swap pegs for mini boards for more long distance comfort without compromising too much, or just leave the pegs on, next up is gonna be some minor changes, grips, levers, maybe some cosmetic touches

Anyway thought i'd pop in say hi and show off the new ride

FLSB Sport Glide

Welcome Mr L. Enjoy the mad house of this forum.

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Show us your bike - Softail

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Far Canal

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tussuck

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Baloffski

Baloffski

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