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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 07:55 PM
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Nah they're three baggers

one fer her

one for you

one in case hers falls off
 
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Old Dec 24, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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What constitutes a Dresser then?
An old hag, that needs to put on some clothes. Just saying!!
 
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 05:26 AM
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Originally Posted by DuraGlide
For me a "bagger" has to have the bat wing fairing and a set of hard bags. A "dresser" is short for "full dress" i/e electraglide with tour pac, lowers,lights,whip antennas,etc. Also known as a "garbage barge". If you can shuck the fairing and bags and it still looks like a normal bike then it a'int a bagger to me.
so by your definition, a road king is not a bagger. nor is a road glide. to me a bagger is a bike, set up for touring, that has bags as 'standard'. not just add ons. a sportster with bags is not a bagger conversely, a road king with a windshield is a bagger.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 06:07 AM
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A Bagger to me is all of the HD Touring Line bikes, A Softail with aftermarket saddle bags is a Softail with bags, period!
 
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 06:16 AM
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A Bagger is a Golf Caddy ... Just watch the Movie Bagger Vance...
 
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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[QUOTE=framer;4278527]
Originally Posted by Glideguy08
A Bagger to me is any of the HD Touring line.[/quote]
Just what I was thinking!!!
+1 on the above
 
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPlastic
What constitutes a Dresser then?
I consider my RK a Bagger but not a Dresser. I always thought of Dressers
as HD touring bikes with everything but the kitchen sink on them.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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There are baggers and then there bikes with bags, never the two shall be confused with each other.
 
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so by your definition, a road king is not a bagger. nor is a road glide. to me a bagger is a bike, set up for touring, that has bags as 'standard'. not just add ons. a sportster with bags is not a bagger conversely, a road king with a windshield is a bagger.
Road King-Half way to a bagger
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