"TEX" bike on EBay?
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"TEX" bike on EBay?
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"TEX" Panhead on Ebay for sale? Most famous Panhead ever is a true, real live motorcycle? Be still my heart!
Tony
"TEX" Panhead on Ebay for sale? Most famous Panhead ever is a true, real live motorcycle? Be still my heart!
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
Looks too new to be the actual bike. Lacks 'patina'. Nice effort though. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TEX-BIKE ... 4a9e8d3db4
Cool picture too. Ever see a tail light lens like that ? ~Rick http://pan-clan.com/
Cool picture too. Ever see a tail light lens like that ? ~Rick http://pan-clan.com/
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
We have to take the seller's word that it is the same machine.
We have no real reason to doubt it.
But think how truly wonderful the machine would be if it had not been molested by restoration.
Its sad, really.
Tragic. Like repainting the Mona Lisa.
...Cotten
We have no real reason to doubt it.
But think how truly wonderful the machine would be if it had not been molested by restoration.
Its sad, really.
Tragic. Like repainting the Mona Lisa.
...Cotten
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
That sure is a purdy bike. That blue looks a lot likethe Gun metal pearl that came on my 03 Fatboy.
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
This is not the original restored "TEX" bike. It was built basiclly from scratch. However, in reading the seller's description, I can see where one might get the wrong impression!!! The original, if it somehow surfaced, would be worth a mint restored or not IMHO.
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
Somone put some serious time,money and work to duplicate the tex bike. Damn that bike is purdy. Though several have done the captain america bike so we should have all seen this coming.
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
I was afraid this was going to be about an old girlfriend.
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
there is a question with an answer at the bottom of the auction ad. the bike is a reproduction from the answer. the ad does seem to lead you to believe it's the original bike tho. scroll down to the bottom and you'll see it. interesting exchange there,
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
Now it is infamous.
It would be hard to be more 'famous' than "Capn Amurika".
....Cotten
It would be hard to be more 'famous' than "Capn Amurika".
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
Somewhere I have an old issue of Earlyriders (they published around six issues in the mid to late nineties) There is a big article on what I believe to be this bike. The guy spared no expense in duplicating the bike on the cover of the Post.
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
The bike was at the January Las Vegas Mid America auction and did not meet reserve. Be interesting to see how it fares on eBay!
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
I wonder this bike is the original TEX bike. Too brigth, these saddlebags seem new...
And just a question : where can I find these chrome letters on the side of theses saddlebags ?
And just a question : where can I find these chrome letters on the side of theses saddlebags ?
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Re: "TEX" bike on EBay?
Id think one would hafta fabracate em DATON. Stainlessteat from an old truck mira work wonders...KattoDAYTON wrote:I wonder this bike is the original TEX bike. Too brigth, these saddlebags seem new...
And just a question : where can I find these chrome letters on the side of theses saddlebags ?