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1st May 2011
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Biker
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 41 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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How have you guys dealt with it? (bike out of use)
After about a year of working on her piece by piece and still able to ride her daily... she is now broke apart and sitting in a paint booth. How in the hell did you guys manage with yours missing for extended periods of time?
I keep finding myself looking into the garage as if she has magically appeared, fully done and beckoning me to take her to the drive-in... I am sooooo depressed. 
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1st May 2011
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Leg Man!
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: South of Lancaster, PA
Posts: 3,777 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 1200 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by skelly
After about a year of working on her piece by piece and still able to ride her daily... she is now broke apart and sitting in a paint booth. How in the hell did you guys manage with yours missing for extended periods of time?
I keep finding myself looking into the garage as if she has magically appeared, fully done and beckoning me to take her to the drive-in... I am sooooo depressed. |
You're not quite in the same boat as me but I understand. I'm down for a month recovering from surgery. But at least I can sit on mine and make vroom, vroom noises. Not the same as riding her though.
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1st May 2011
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Mental floss
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: FT Myers
Posts: 4,466 Sportster/Buell Model: sportsterR Sportster/Buell Year: 2105 Other Motorcycle Model: 82 1000sz katana Other Motorcycle Year: abov
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Got to have multiple steeds, one for this, one for that.
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1st May 2011
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,690 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200 R Sportster/Buell Year: 2006
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Buy another one is my solution.
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1st May 2011
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Biker
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 41 Sportster/Buell Model: XL1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2005
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Funny you should mention that... I just saw a 93 Softy on Craigs List that needs a new top end for $2300.
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1st May 2011
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Biker
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 66 Sportster/Buell Model: XLCH Sportster/Buell Year: 1977 Other Motorcycle Model: Honda Blackbird Other Motorcycle Year: 2000
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Dude...
That's what winter time is for!
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1st May 2011
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fisherofmen
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: alabama
Posts: 4,459 Sportster/Buell Model: 1200 C Chopper Sportster/Buell Year: 2005 Sportster/Buell Model #2: 1200 R Sportster/Buell Year #2: 08 Other Motorcycle Model: XLH 1000 Other Motorcycle Year: 79
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already been said but i buy another Gotta Ride 
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1st May 2011
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 663 Sportster/Buell Model: xls roadster rigid Sportster/Buell Year: 1979
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Well mine sat idle for 6 months then I sent it out for a rewire and a few small items. That took another 5 months. When the bike was done it was October. So I drank alot, spent a large amount of time day dreaming on what I needed to do next. Not going to do anything but ride it. Yes it is Hell to be down and your depression will subside just dont go off the deep end.
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3rd May 2011
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 109 Sportster/Buell Model: XRX Sportster/Buell Year: 2011
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This is why you have 2 bikes, and NEVER work on them at the same time  |
3rd May 2011
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Master Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IN MY SHED IN SUFFOLK
Posts: 2,031 Sportster/Buell Model: XLH 1000 Sportster/Buell Year: 1984 Sportster/Buell Model #2: XL 1200 Sportster/Buell Year #2: 1993 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R80ST Other Motorcycle Year: 1984
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterPX
This is why you have 2 bikes, and NEVER work on them at the same time |
Try having 4!!!!!
3 in bits
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