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[TurkeyRun]

Originally Posted by Phlemdog

Imagine that, I just joined the HDforums not too long ago.

Great bikes. Love the fishtails.

Thanks!

Those are Kerkers with "Rocket Tips" on Cobra true-dual headpipes. It took a lot of research and swapping to find the fishtail look that would work with the SE211 cams, not be obnoxiously loud, and still allow reasonable throughput and not choke the poor bike off.

[Sidecar Jockey]

Originally Posted by Sean Smith

1990 Softail with a few mods.

SWEET BIKE!

I have been thiking about doing the old pre-1948 rear fender with pogo seat on my softail.

V-Twin and custom Chrome make this pogo seat kit, check it out its really cool:
http://www.vtwinmfg.com/webapp/wcs/s..._141929_141936

Its a mini plunger that mounts to your frame and uses the pre-1948 seat "T". I have seen these installed on Softails, and it looks really similar to the original pogo seat setup used on the pre-1948 hart tail big twins.

Did you cut the fender strut mounts off of the frame?

Did the pre-1948 hinged rigid fender fit nicely into the softail swingarm, or did it need extensive cutting and welding?

[Old Blue]

A couple of months ago I went from a KLR to this! Lovin it!!

[woodnbow]

Originally Posted by Old Blue

A couple of months ago I went from a KLR to this! Lovin it!!

Callin' BS! Where's the milk crate?

[Randy]

Wow, I can't believe it, but I get to play! Never thought I'd own a Harley, but it's funny how our tastes can change over time.

Just got this one as a surprise gift from my fiance this past Monday!








I need to get some better pics if the sun will ever come out!

[K9SAR499]

65pan jockey shift and yes if you can't kick it over you are not going. Did a nice ride to cooks corner today

[Zanotti]

Originally Posted by Randy

Wow, I can't believe it, but I get to play! Never thought I'd own a Harley, but it's funny how our tastes can change over time.

Just got this one as a surprise gift from my fiance this past Monday!







I need to get some better pics if the sun will ever come out!

Wow! Pretty!

Enjoy the ride.

Z

[Terrytori]

Originally Posted by Randy

Wow, I can't believe it, but I get to play! Never thought I'd own a Harley, but it's funny how our tastes can change over time.

Just got this one as a surprise gift from my fiance this past Monday!








I need to get some better pics if the sun will ever come out!

Congrats big time, Randy.
It's a great scooter.
Enjoy it big time.

terry

[Tom Herold]

[QUOTE=Randy;20407421]Wow, I can't believe it, but I get to play! Never thought I'd own a Harley, but it's funny how our tastes can change over time.

Just got this one as a surprise gift from my fiance this past Monday!




Congratualtions - I drool over the 48's, that's a sweet bike!!!

[Randy]

Originally Posted by Tom Herold

Congratualtions - I drool over the 48's, that's a sweet bike!!!

Yeah, me too! Funny thing is, I never had any interest in Harley's at all before.

Then, I took three weeks vacation to visit my GF in Houston. One evening while there we went through a Luby's drive-thru to get some tea and there just happened to be a H-D dealership in the adjoining parking lot and for some reason I decided to drive by. I saw a red 48 sitting out front (customers bike) and it caught me eye, so I stopped to look at it. Then I decided to park and get a closer look. We got out and looked it over, and I asked if she wanted to go in. She said, "sure". We walked in and I felt like a complete foreigner as I walked past rows of bikes that had no appeal to me. Then I saw a gold 48 just like the one above, and it was ON! I just fell in love with that bike. We were engaged by a rather nice salesman, and my excitement grew as we looked and talked about the bikes. Over the next little while my ideas about H-D just changed. The salesman told me that with a m/c endorsement on my DL and proof of m/c insurance I could take a test ride. Over the next couple of days I couldn't get the 48 out of my head so I went back a few days later and took a ride. Due to my preconceptions I fully expected to hate it. But, after a few minutes on the road I had to admit that, while different from what I was used to, I was actually enjoying it!

I wanted a new Harley!!

Long story short, with our upcoming wedding, and all of the associated expenses I knew that there was no way I could swing a new bike. So, I just put it on the back burner, thinking that one day, after the wedding, and my finances recovered, that maybe this would be my new bike. But, I did spend a lot of time online looking at 'em and researching. The 48 had became my knew bike obsession and T knew it.

I've been selling off some of my other bikes to help pay for the wedding and she knew that too. So, what does she do? A few weeks after I returned to GA, she contacted my local H-D dealership, had them locate a gold 48, and then arranged to have it delivered to me as a surprise! WOW! What a woman!

I've had it less than a week, but a funny thing has happened... I'm really starting to view Harleys differently and can definitely see myself getting another as a project bike in the future. But, yeah, there's just something about the 48 that pushed all the right buttons for me from a styling perspective.

Thanks to everyone for the compliment. I think it's a BEAUTIFUL machine too! And it's all the more beautiful because of the beautiful lady that gave it to me. I may sell other bikes, but this one has a permanent spot in my garage!

[Cakeeater]

Originally Posted by Randy

Yeah, me too! Funny thing is, I never had any interest in Harley's at all before.

Then, I took three weeks vacation to visit my GF in Houston. One evening while there we went through a Luby's drive-thru to get some tea and there just happened to be a H-D dealership in the adjoining parking lot and for some reason I decided to drive by. I saw a red 48 sitting out front (customers bike) and it caught me eye, so I stopped to look at it. Then I decided to park and get a closer look. We got out and looked it over, and I asked if she wanted to go in. She said, "sure". We walked in and I felt like a complete foreigner as I walked past rows of bikes that had no appeal to me. Then I saw a gold 48 just like the one above, and it was ON! I just fell in love with that bike. We were engaged by a rather nice salesman, and my excitement grew as we looked and talked about the bikes. Over the next little while my ideas about H-D just changed. The salesman told me that with a m/c endorsement on my DL and proof of m/c insurance I could take a test ride. Over the next couple of days I couldn't get the 48 out of my head so I went back a few days later and took a ride. Due to my preconceptions I fully expected to hate it. But, after a few minutes on the road I had to admit that, while different from what I was used to, I was actually enjoying it!

I wanted a new Harley!!

Long story short, with our upcoming wedding, and all of the associated expenses I knew that there was no way I could swing a new bike. So, I just put it on the back burner, thinking that one day, after the wedding, and my finances recovered, that maybe this would be my new bike. But, I did spend a lot of time online looking at 'em and researching. The 48 had became my knew bike obsession and T knew it.

I've been selling off some of my other bikes to help pay for the wedding and she knew that too. So, what does she do? A few weeks after I returned to GA, she contacted my local H-D dealership, had them locate a gold 48, and then arranged to have it delivered to me as a surprise! WOW! What a woman!

I've had it less than a week, but a funny thing has happened... I'm really starting to view Harleys differently and can definitely see myself getting another as a project bike in the future. But, yeah, there's just something about the 48 that pushed all the right buttons for me from a styling perspective.

Thanks to everyone for the compliment. I think it's a BEAUTIFUL machine too! And it's all the more beautiful because of the beautiful lady that gave it to me. I may sell other bikes, but this one has a permanent spot in my garage!

Terrific story, Randy.

You got a keeper of a lady. That is one heck of a surprise.

Yeah, there's something funny about Harleys. By all past experience I should have a big Kawa or Honda sport touring bike in my garage, but I have a Road Glide. It's more fun. Hard to quantify it, harder to explain it, but I just want to ride it more. Weird. And the sportsters have a very cool appeal. Fun to be able to change them into whatever style bike you want. Okay, except a trials bike.

Cakeeater

[marksbonneville]

Originally Posted by Randy

I've been selling off some of my other bikes to help pay for the wedding and she knew that too. So, what does she do? A few weeks after I returned to GA, she contacted my local H-D dealership, had them locate a gold 48, and then arranged to have it delivered to me as a surprise! WOW! What a woman!

No kidding what a woman and a very nice bike.

[Randy]

Originally Posted by Cakeeater

Terrific story, Randy.

You got a keeper of a lady. That is one heck of a surprise.

Yeah, there's something funny about Harleys. By all past experience I should have a big Kawa or Honda sport touring bike in my garage, but I have a Road Glide. It's more fun. Hard to quantify it, harder to explain it, but I just want to ride it more. Weird. And the sportsters have a very cool appeal. Fun to be able to change them into whatever style bike you want. Okay, except a trials bike.

Cakeeater

Originally Posted by marksbonneville

No kidding what a woman and a very nice bike.

Yeah, well I do still have my R1150GS as my "sport" tourer, and while I like it for what it is, it was really lacking the character or "soul" that the H-D engine has in spades. That led me to buying a '96 Buell S1 last spring, and that in turn led me to begin to appreciate the H-D engines. One thing led to another and here I am, a new Harley owner!

And I won't pollute this thread with anymore of my story, even though it is much more special than I alluded to above. If anyone is interested in a true fairytale of a love story, more details can be found HERE. And yeah, it does contain motorcycles!

[Zanotti]

Nice story Randy, congrats on the bike and the wife!

[Photog]

Congrats, Randy! What a great story. Here's to happy days ahead.