If its titled and runs and 5k takes it ....you done good. He can call it whatever he wants

 

yeah , the bike looks good for 5k, throw another couple grand in it and you gotta keeper

 

Yeah it will probably turn out to be just another Softail, but for $5,000 I am off my 2003 1200 Sportster. I paid the same price for the Sportster. Pretty funny really. The back tire is bald like someone was doing burnoffs. Other than that it is perfect. I will let you know what the dealership says.

 

I talked to the local dealership. Sounds like you were right. The VIN trace says the title should read FXSTC not FXSTCST. I guess I got a everyday Softail Custom. I also got a phone number to call Harley on Monday and see if there was ever a Softail Sturgis.

 

There were two series of Sturgis'. I can't say much about the second series. The first series was a Shovelhead and I believe the model was released in 1981. It is collectible. I have a friend that has the first one... the 'bike that saved Harley' designed by Willie G. I believe. The second edition has an evo engine and started in 1991. Both are based on the dyna wide glide.

That's it. There is no softail Sturgis that I have ever heard of and I wrote a whole series of articles for our local HOG newsletter about the history of the basic HD models (which is why I cringe when they call a new softail a 'new' bike, for example).

The guy is blowing you some smoke but that happens a lot in the HD world. He may not know that he's blowing it, but he is. All part of the 'legend' of HD.

Ride the bike, you like the looks, it checks out at legal then go for it. Who cares about the mystery 'sturgis'. Hey, I know... some custom shop sold it at the Ky. Sturgis rally... yeah, that's the ticket.

I believe that it is actually a Softail Custom from what I can see in the picture.

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