Vehicles I Have Owned And A Couple I Still Do
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Vehicles I used to own. (And wish I still did)
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This '49 Caddy hearse was my party wagon during my teen years. Wide doors and a hydraulic coffin table made it handy for transporting bikes when needed. She could really cruise down the highway too.
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My first bike. I bought this '55 Panhead when I was fifteen. I rode it for a few years, keeping it stock all the while.
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I wanted a new and more reliable bike but couldn't afford a Harley, so I bought this '68 Triumph TR6. After a bit I added the Bonneville head, butterfly exhaust clamps, low apehangers etc.
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| After riding British a couple years, I got the yearning for a Harley again and picked up this '71 Police Special for a good price.
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It came with the standard foot clutch, 3 speed tranny with reverse (for side-car) and black exhaust and wheels, wide handlebars and 5 gallon tanks. I rode it like that the first year.
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In those days you couldn't just go to the corner store, buy custom parts and bolt them on. With the help of friends I started to modify her and painted her green, bob rear fender (threw away the front one), loud straight pipes, a Bates headlight and stripped down and chromed the factory length front end.
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A four speed foot shift tranny and Barnet clutch made a rocket out of it. For the front wheel I used an old 45"HD 18" rim laced to the stock hub. Painted her with blue marine enamel. We ground-off the rough edges from the trees, dropped longer legs in'em, smaller fuel tanks, added some chrome.
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Hand made straight pipes by Gary's Custom were added the next year. The ends turned out to the right, the effect on the pedestrians when I would stop at a light was fun as it tended to hit them with invisible little slaps of warm air. Glass-beading the primary added a nice touch.
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The following riding season I gave it a new saddle, and finally, after some persuasion from local law enforcement, tapered mufflers were installed.
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My Current Bikes (I'm keeping these ones)
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I bought my '83 FXSB Low Rider new, and other than add a few things like a new saddle (still have the original), and non permanent stuff like, coffin shaped windshield, leather tool kit and over the saddle leather bags, she's completely stock to this day.
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| Because of the short riding season here in Canada she has low mileage.
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It's my intention to keep this bike original as it's now considered vintage.
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I'm now also the proud owner of a black 2006 Softail Standard. I took delivery of it September 1, 2005.
It kind of reminds me of my old '71 after chopping it down. I must have been ahead of my time :~)
I have already made a few changes to it (Sissy bar/pad, straight risers, chrome outer primary etc.) and
I picked up some stuff at Daytona this spring and this is the first pic, taken when I got home from the dealer.
Man, what a sweet ride it is.
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Updated May 1, 2006.
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