any fxdx's out there
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ORIGINAL: Littleleroy
I had a real jones for one back in '05.
Some of them lingered on showroom floors for quite a while.
Just about every salesman I talked to stated that they rarely got them in
and that they were hard to sell.
They look "all business" to me. Pure motorcycle.
I had a real jones for one back in '05.
Some of them lingered on showroom floors for quite a while.
Just about every salesman I talked to stated that they rarely got them in
and that they were hard to sell.
They look "all business" to me. Pure motorcycle.
05, 3000 miles, pricetag says $10,000.
If I wasn't on two wheels now
I'd snap that one up.
Beautiful machine, all black, 2into1 exhaust,
and of course, as you state - all business.
Build it up to 115/115with the Doug components
and I'd only be at less than 13 thousand.
mud
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I am making some changes. As handy as the bags are, I am tired of them (for sale on eBay now). Same for the seat, very comfortable but not too attractive (kind of like me). I have a Propipe on it but I am thinking hard about going back to duals. I put a lot of effort into getting good street power and hate to lose performance but really prefer the duals. Hope the pic shows up.
Chuck
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Chuck
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ORIGINAL: glide05
In 2005 HD had 4 distinct platforms in the dyna class, excluding FI and Custom. They were FXD, FXDX, FXDL, and FXDWG.
I think the FXDX was one of the more difficult bikes to sell in the entire HD lineup - even though it was one of the best handling HD big twins ever produced. The look did not appeal to the HD crowd - who largely cares less about handling performance and more about curb appeal (not being critical here - just stating fact).
So - what did Harley do??? First off - they redesigned the chasis for all dyna models - happens every so often anyway. Then they took the performance suspension parts off the FXDX and replaced them with $10 shocks. They moved the speedo to the tank, new bars, took one of the brake discs off, gave the thing a new name with a new paint scheme. Saved them a bunch of money. What was the new model called - "Street Bob". No escaping your roots![Smile](https://www.hdforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Brilliant marketing by HD - most people hated the FXDX (hogrida included)- HD reduced the cost of a model they couldn't sell, made it look different - and charged the same amount of $.
ORIGINAL: HOGRIDA_06
My father in law has a FXDX(bone stock) that I never really cared for. But Sharkey's bike is Hot. I likes.
My father in law has a FXDX(bone stock) that I never really cared for. But Sharkey's bike is Hot. I likes.
I think the FXDX was one of the more difficult bikes to sell in the entire HD lineup - even though it was one of the best handling HD big twins ever produced. The look did not appeal to the HD crowd - who largely cares less about handling performance and more about curb appeal (not being critical here - just stating fact).
So - what did Harley do??? First off - they redesigned the chasis for all dyna models - happens every so often anyway. Then they took the performance suspension parts off the FXDX and replaced them with $10 shocks. They moved the speedo to the tank, new bars, took one of the brake discs off, gave the thing a new name with a new paint scheme. Saved them a bunch of money. What was the new model called - "Street Bob". No escaping your roots
![Smile](https://www.hdforums.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Brilliant marketing by HD - most people hated the FXDX (hogrida included)- HD reduced the cost of a model they couldn't sell, made it look different - and charged the same amount of $.