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72 "midnight express"

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Hello!
well,I know this is not everybody`s taste, but I have always wanted a
boat tail. The boat tail first appeared on the 71 fx superglide and lasted for the 3 first month`s in 72. There is a few "hard to get" parts on it ,and this is how it
looks now.
Thanks
Trond
----Norway

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Always have loved the early superglides awesome bike great job
Yeah, that's pretty badass right there. I'll even give those "Crazy Straw" oil lines a pass...
Yeah, that's pretty badass right there. I'll even give those "Crazy Straw" oil lines a pass...
Thanks !!! ha ha I see your point ! It is a non stock handlebar on it too,
I had to make it "my own"

Trond
here is a picture of the 71 and the 72.
Trond.

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I've come to like the black FX's more than the Sparkling Americas, the red and blue stripes really stand out against the black paint. One thing I noticed, the tank stripe seem to be positioned too straight. Hopefully I'm wrong. Very nice bike. I'm envious.
WUZFUZ
Nice job on bringing back a classic!
Rock that AMF sticker with pride.
Freakin awesome! I had a magazine ad on My wall of the boat-tail Super Glide in black. Stared at it all the way thru Junior High. I ride a super Glide now!
Damn it...
my boat tail, turtle tanked 84-86 evo fx is still in the planning stages...


Can you just SHHHHHH until I get my hands on a boat tail in good shape...
Your bike is coming along nicely. It is a tough bike to piece together if you are going for a restoration as there were a few wierd parts pieced together on that model especially the rear brake setup. I had one for a while that I bought from the original owner. He was a native american indian and I believe i could have made a better deal if I brought some firewater along!. He put 6 over fork tubes on it and man was it top heavy, I took them off. If I can get this link right there are a bunch of pics and videos of that bike on webshots.
I loved the bike but the front end was so spindly that it handled funny. An old road test said it felt like there was a hinge in the middle of the frame and they hit the nail on the head, It was a hard riding bike and rode harsh like an old corvette but had incredible grunt. I will attempt to attach a picture

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