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In August of 2005, my father and I traded his 1950 Cessna 170A for my 1981 Harley FLH. You can read more about the trade on my flying page. I put together the following page while I was still enjoying the Harley.

Mark's Dream Bike

After riding my first Harley as a teenager, I knew I needed to own one some day.  Wanting a Harley probably motivated me to finnish collage more than anything else.  My first major purchase after graduating was this 1981 FLH 80 Classic.

1981 Harley FLH 80
The bike was a full dresser with every extra including a CB stereo.
1981 Harley FLH 80
As you can see from the pictures, I started removing all of the extras to make the bike lighter.  Eventually I ended up with that looks a lot like a Fat Boy.  Harley came out with the Fat Boy a few years later; do you think I had something to do with it?

1981 Harley FLH 80
I rode the bike every day year around.  Although I have rebuilt the motor many times, I have never had a breakdown (that was not easily fixed) while on the road.  I can't say that about my Gold Wing!

1981 Harley FLH 80
I even rode the bike form Oregon to Ohio and back in one week.
Totaled 1981 Harley FLH 80
After years of use and many rebuilds, the unthinkable.  I was rear ended by a moving van!
 
I decided to rebuild the bike from the frame up.  I did all of the work myself with the exception of having the frame pouter coated.  I even constructed a temporary paint booth in my garage to paint the bike in.
 
When I was done, I had a custom Harley with parts from the '50s through the '90s.


Don't you hate it when you finnish putting something back together and you have some left over parts!

See - I can still put it back together!

As it is currently setup
With the 21" front wheel

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Last modified 6/15/02