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Well it finally came home. My uncle bought it new in 1981 and it has been carefully stored and taken care of over the last fifteen years at my parents house. He was getting weaker and weaker for the last eight or so and finally passed a year or so ago. My mom handed it over today with the title and told me my uncle wanted me to have it. It is a limited edition 400 of a 1000 1981 FXS Lowrider, with 9k on the clock.
I wanted to flat out kick my dads ass also. His hard headed ass thru away the original seat, sissy bar, gas caps, and battery cover this year. The sissy had a knife welded in my uncle won in a bar fight. The seat that's on it is horrible compared to the factory. I felt like it was going to throw me off on the way home. I have found the gas caps and original battery holder on ebay. I guess I will go with a Mustang seat and I found a bad ass sissy bar with a knife in it. It will be really close to what my uncle had but a little more modern I guess. Now I just need a twin sport bike to finish out the stable.
I actually listed my Electra when I found out I was getting this. I pulled it when a guy got serious with the money. I never even let him come look at it. It rides so damn good I don't think the ole shovel will replace it. We will see when I get the new seat on it. It does have a velvet glide clutch and actually runs down the highway great. Spits and sputters from idle though till it hits the mid range. Carb needs a good rebuild I think and it might need the valves tinkered with. It does have a few leaks also. My Electra spoils me with not one leak and no mechanical issues ever.
I wanted to flat out kick my dads ass also. His hard headed ass thru away the original seat, sissy bar, gas caps, and battery cover this year. The sissy had a knife welded in my uncle won in a bar fight. The seat that's on it is horrible compared to the factory. I felt like it was going to throw me off on the way home. I have found the gas caps and original battery holder on ebay. I guess I will go with a Mustang seat and I found a bad ass sissy bar with a knife in it. It will be really close to what my uncle had but a little more modern I guess. Now I just need a twin sport bike to finish out the stable.
I actually listed my Electra when I found out I was getting this. I pulled it when a guy got serious with the money. I never even let him come look at it. It rides so damn good I don't think the ole shovel will replace it. We will see when I get the new seat on it. It does have a velvet glide clutch and actually runs down the highway great. Spits and sputters from idle though till it hits the mid range. Carb needs a good rebuild I think and it might need the valves tinkered with. It does have a few leaks also. My Electra spoils me with not one leak and no mechanical issues ever.
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