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On Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:40:01 -0700, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

> 	My 1958 FLH had rear springs and dampers, hand clutch and throttle
> foot shifter. I added a heel and toe lever to the shifter and made the
> tires squeal in the Oakland Hills.  It still had the sprung saddle which
> made for interesting riding on some surfaces if you forgot to lock it
> down.

Lucky you. The '55 was a hardtail with the pogo stick saddle. The chopper 
look replaced the pogo with a minimalist pad but I wasn't that much of a 
masochist.

It was a police bike that I bought at the auction so it had a sidecar but 
I didn't hook that up. I don't know if it was only for police models but 
the triple trees had two positions to get more trail when using the car.

I sold it after my divorce, regretfully. I was moving out of state with 
all my possessions and a one-eyed tomcat in the Lincoln with the AH Sprite 
trailing behind and the bike was too much to deal with.