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K12pilot
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 08:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I picked up an 80 FLH & 83 FLHT last month.
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Buellish
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 09:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I bought a 78 1/2 FXE Superglide new,had it for four years,picked up an 80 FLH in 1981 and had it for 20 years.Then I discovered Buells.Kind of miss my Shovels.
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86129squids
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 01:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Had one for a while. Learned about the adage that "you shouldn't own one unless you'd built it from the tires up yourself"... dang thing would break down at least every other time I rode it. OTOH, it was great fun, inimitable sound (straight pipes that shot flames!), just a raw, old-school ride.

If I had the skills to build one and maintain properly, I'd get another in a heartbeat.
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Crusty
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 02:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had a 78 1/2 FXE that I put 72,000 miles on, back in the early 80s. I rode it all over the country in 1981. My worst problem was a broken clutch cable. I traded it in on a Liberty Edition 1986 XLH 1100 in September of '85.
That Superglide is one of the bikes I regret having let go. It didn't handle and the brakes sucked, but boy, did it feel good.
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Buellish
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 04:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"That Superglide is one of the bikes I regret having let go. It didn't handle and the brakes sucked, but boy, did it feel good."

John,you took the words right out of my mouth!
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M1combat
Posted on Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 11:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've got an '82 Sturgis... All stock aside from internal engine stuff and carb.
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Zac4mac
Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 07:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My last Harley after I got bit by the Buell was an 82 90" Shovel Wide-Glide.
Some days I still miss it.



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K12pilot
Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 09:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

80 FLH

sitting 15 yrs I bought from a friend who bought it 3 years ago & all he did was put a paint job on tank & fender, had her running & riding in 48 hrs )) was going to redo & keep till I found this one

83 FLHT 6k orig miles sitting 13 yrs

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Fuzzz
Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 10:34 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 10:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


That 83 FLHT is a good candidate for stripping off all unnecessary parts and ride it like that!

(Message edited by Brother in buells on November 15, 2015)
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86129squids
Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 11:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Got some sweet rides posted up, youn's! Keep 'em coming! A 6K original mile FLHT? Dayuumm...

Maybe I should be scared to follow this thread...
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K12pilot
Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 06:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You say STRIPPING do ya.....

This is how I found the 80

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K12pilot
Posted on Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 06:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

As of today this is how the 83 sits...

Getting a thorough going through, with all the bases getting covered.

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Greg_e
Posted on Monday, November 16, 2015 - 12:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Looks like that table has been worth more than its weight in any precious metal.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Monday, November 16, 2015 - 03:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hory shet! I guess it wasn't heavy enough?

How much do you suppose it all weighed?
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K12pilot
Posted on Monday, November 16, 2015 - 07:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

In total all that sheet probably weighed 50 lbs.

That table is worth its weight in gold, so I picked up another one ))

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