On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 11:22:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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What Harley? Dresser? I bet he could have kept up with you on a
Sportster. My 72 could run with the Ring Dings.
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Greg, I don't think it was the speed but the handling was n the curves. Yes adresser can be nimble but that's a lot of flab to be throwing around especially while braking in a hard curve... my old Yamaha rods were great about dosing the big bikes in the hard twists.

Sportsers are not that heavy and pretty nimble. The one I had was also
stroked so it had a lot of low end torque to get going again if you
slowed down. It was pretty "sporty". I still preferred the 72
Superglide tho.

On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 11:22:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
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Sportsers are not that heavy and pretty nimble. The one I had was also
stroked so it had a lot of low end torque to get going again if you
slowed down. It was pretty "sporty". I still preferred the 72
Superglide tho.
...,.

The "superglude" helped put HD back on the map. I almost bought a Captain America once. By the time I got the funds together, it was gone. Never really liked the Night Train though.

On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:42:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 11:22:36 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:
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Sportsers are not that heavy and pretty nimble. The one I had was also
stroked so it had a lot of low end torque to get going again if you
slowed down. It was pretty "sporty". I still preferred the 72
Superglide tho.
..,.

The "superglude" helped put HD back on the map. I almost bought a Captain America once. By the time I got the funds together, it was gone. Never really liked the Night Train though.

I think my 72 may have been a Captain America (the one with the funny
seat) when it was new but it was dressed like a sportster when I got
it.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/72%20harley.jpg

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On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:42:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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I think my 72 may have been a Captain America (the one with the funny
seat) when it was new but it was dressed like a sportster when I got
it.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/72%20harley.jpg
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Greg, I was thinking of the FX "boat tail"captain America. 74

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ea8883fe6f.jpg

On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 14:35:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

4:00
On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:42:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim
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I think my 72 may have been a Captain America (the one with the funny
seat) when it was new but it was dressed like a sportster when I got
it.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/72%20harley.jpg
....

Greg, I was thinking of the FX "boat tail"captain America. 74

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ea8883fe6f.jpg

Yeah, that is the one. I wasn't sure what year it was. Never saw one
in real life. The guys I rode with would kick your ass if you showed
up with something like that. The pipes and the seat on mine was not
stock. I know the pipes are from a Sportster. The original Superglide
pipes were that collector cludge that ended up in one muffler going
out the back,

On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 14:35:32 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

4:00
On Mon, 5 Jun 2017 12:42:20 -0700 (PDT), Tim
- show quoted text -
I think my 72 may have been a Captain America (the one with the funny
seat) when it was new but it was dressed like a sportster when I got
it.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/72%20harley.jpg
....

Greg, I was thinking of the FX "boat tail"captain America. 74

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ea8883fe6f.jpg