It says Big Dog Chopper but , craigslist ad , seems like a good deal
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looks like you bought the texas chopper too fast there, dent.
hope it ends up being everything she wants. after all, that's what counts.
bigkelk9
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Whatever she likes is kinda how ya have to go. I personally dig this one better, but it's not for me and it's not for u, it's for momma and that's that.. lol
bigkelk9
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I think that's not that hard of a fix unless ur in an area where upholstery is limited.. I didn't care much for it, but I kinda saw it as a $200 fix.. but I also think the bike is over priced by about 1k to start so leaves very little wiggle room to start negotiations.I think the tan seat killed it
bigkelk9
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I'm with ya there, my wife as never rode my big dog, she is too scared of it, don't want to hurt her and says the clutch is way too much. Her bike of choice is the cbr, she rides the fury when we ride together, which isn't often cuz she prefers to go along our the ride. AIH and BDM are very close bikes, the models replicate each other very much and I loved my AIH, but loved the money from it more.. lol. N e ways I think u made a solid choice and will be happy as well as her!
I think the AIH was the right move. Those parts are a little easier to find. Starters, transmissions, etc. 10 years from now you'll still have options to buy NEW. At the moment it doesn't look like we will have any NEW starters or NEW transmissions just rebuilds and that's Today...what does 10 years hold for us? I don't know but I'm working on it
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bigkelk9
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Why is it that AIH is easier to find parts for and their lifespan was so much shorter? I didn't even know anyone was still making parts for them?I think the AIH was the right move. Those parts are a little easier to find. Starters, transmissions, etc. 10 years from now you'll still have options to buy NEW. At the moment it doesn't look like we will have any NEW starters or NEW transmissions just rebuilds and that's Today...what does 10 years hold for us? I don't know but I'm working on it
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Yep everything on a Harley Softail/Big Twin will bolt up to an AIH. Starter or Transmission, easy peezy.
Now let's be clear here. I'm going to split hairs here because it's Friday and I'm drinking and for the hell of it it but technically The DSSC transmission wasn't proprietary...its just Big Dog was the only one to use them. Baker did sell them for awhile on their own but nobody bought into it for the reasons we are seeing, starter and transmission are different. The whole idea of the DSSC was thin down the left side and they moved the starter down a little and thinned out the clutch assembly which is where the name comes from. Drop Starter Slam Clutch.
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You definitely made the right choice
if you picked up a mutt there woulda been a list of "to do" items..Up until I got my ESC in the mastiff I would always take the slammer if I was going on a long ride, simply because I could not trust my BD to get my ass there and back. That would be the last thing you should be thinking about for your wife's ride, her nightster is a reliable bike and you have upgraded her to something that is just as reliable. I love my BD, know it inside and out, I also love my AIH, don't know it as well just because I haven't needed to wrench on it (service only).
I don't think I would ever consider getting Sue a BD, as she does do all girl rides so I am not beside her to get her up and running in case of a breakdown. I did come close to getting her that Tejas but decided the 300 would be too much. Not saying AIH is a better bike, just saying in my opinion you made a wise decision on a reliable ride for Alicia..
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I think the AIH was the right move. Those parts are a little easier to find. Starters, transmissions, etc. 10 years from now you'll still have options to buy NEW. At the moment it doesn't look like we will have any NEW starters or NEW transmissions just rebuilds and that's Today...what does 10 years hold for us? I don't know but I'm working on it
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got that covered 
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New?
Where you in my garage today? I just built a brand new starter...all new parts
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BWG56
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So he bought another hardly
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What???????????? look above
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Oh crap, I forgot that you don't have the ability to retain information from one thread to another..What???????????? look above
at least you remembered the part..
How cool is that
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