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Is age an issue for Blackbirds?


silverbird1100

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I wish I aged as gracefully as the '99 I have in my collection. Always garaged, soft covered, and only occasionally displayed at shows, where it consistently draws an appreciative crowd, it has accrued only 3K miles. Still close to original, all the rubber/seals/etc. appear to be in pristine condition.

Unable to resist, I finally did tweak a few things (heli-bars, cruise control, HIDs, Dave's peg lowering kit, dark-smoke windscreen, digital voltmeter); but, I kept all the OEM parts. I've kept it titled/tagged/insured/ inspected per state law; but, I've not ridden it (or any of the other bikes in the collection) in some time.

Clearly, I'm not aging as gracefully as I'd hoped. Oh, well . . .

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99 in the the garage as always, no problems at all, with anything. 60k I think. Not even a second thought about riding over the beartooth.

Wish I could say the same about the beemers

One of the reasons I bought the Africa Twin.

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