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Must be From Florida

Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by FLHTbiker, Mar 22, 2015.

  1. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    My guess is Florida where the sun can shine and the rain can flow. I can't believe anyone would be caught riding a setup like that.

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    FLHTbiker, Mar 22, 2015
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    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    Might as well be driving a car?
    badinfluence63, Mar 22, 2015
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    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    I wonder if that big arse windshield moves under that canopy. :jawdrop:

    Plus how do you swing your leg over it to get on let alone get off. :woot:
    FLHTbiker, Mar 22, 2015
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    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    Viva la diferance?
    badinfluence63, Mar 22, 2015
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    It's a frame mount fairing/windshield it doesn't move and it is still a single track vehicle! Used to be if ya mounted any windshield others would say "might as well be driving a car". Then they got used to windshields and when fairings, then radios, then cb , cassette decks, dvd , GPS you get what I'm saying


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    Fatboy128, Mar 22, 2015
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    Really? That is quite a departure from your standard fairing and windshield......they're driving 1/2 a car. All those other items you mentioned found there way inside the fairings later. They were small enough to hide behind the already there first fairing. Look at the evolution of the fairing, the amenities came much later. I suspect engineered by backyard mechanics. And it took off. I don't see that monstrosity hood catching on or evolutioning like the amenities of the gps,radio etc.
    badinfluence63, Mar 22, 2015
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    Just saying and I'm not endorsing that thing but what I say is true I heard it over and over


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    Fatboy128, Mar 22, 2015
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    I used to own a 1500 Goldwing and put 109,000 miles on it. Was actually a pretty good bike. That windshield in the picture is a Tusa Windshield and they are very tall and go way over your head. Hated them and wouldn't have one. Took my stock one and cut it down a few inches then reshaped it with files, came out pretty good. Just can't imagine anyone putting a roof over their bike but hey I do remember seeing ads for them years ago in the national Wing magazine. Pretty wild what some people do.
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    Can't be fl. No ac
    hotroadking, Mar 22, 2015
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    Good point!


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    Fatboy128, Mar 23, 2015
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    Keep adding stuff on a bike and this is the end result - or is it? It's not a motorcycle anymore, in my opinion.
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    AC is a must in South FL. Nice cooler
    ridervfr, Mar 23, 2015
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    I bet that would be fun in a sudden strong gust of wind...
    marc 55, Mar 23, 2015
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    I'd put a fake AC unit on the roof just to piss people off...LOL!
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    Good idea. Like that.
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