After weeks of searching, I found & bought, a
one owner, 13,600 mile
BLUE FLAME FXR3 just 5 hours from home. The guy just happened to be a custom painter for the same Harley dealer I bought my 08 FLHRC from. He knew it was a collectible bike, but had no idea how few of these were made, and especially how few blue flame bikes were produced.
As you can see from the pictures, he pulled the original tank off, after he bought it, and bought another FXR tank and painted it with his own custom flame/checkered flag theme. The original tank looks like it just rolled off the assembly line.
The bike also has a set of FXR bags, and a H-D windshield, which I already removed. Not going to run with either, and the bags are in need of a good conditioning.
So far, from what I can tell, here are the good points and the bad points.........
The good:
1) The bike runs out very well
2) The heads have been ported & polished
3) A performance cam has been installed
4) An S&S Super G carb & a/c kit is installed
5) No oil leaks
6) The seat is perfect (after a good coat of vinyl conditioner)
7) "Most" of the painted parts are perfect (see below)
The bad:
1) The rear fender has some scratching from the throw-over bags (under the seat), and under the seat mount tab, there a chip in the paint.
2) The windshield rubbed off the chrome in a spot about half the size of a dime, on the back of both front turn signals.
3) The rocker box covers have a few spots of chrome pitting.
4) One of the handlebar risers has a chrome issue (hard to see)
5) The rear header, heat shield, has a chrome pit
After giving it a good 2 hour look-over, this is about all I can find. The bike spent a good part of it's life housed in his paint shop, and has a fine coat of dust over the bike (which I will rectify tomorrow) Being as anal as I am, it was kind of a shame to see the bike as dusty and unkempt as it was, so I had to bite my tongue when he rolled it out of his shop. A good wash and wax will bring this ole girl back to life, and a swap out of all fluids will bring me piece of mind.
Over all, the bike is a diamond in the rough, and I'm especially happy that I only had to give $8500 for the bike. I plan on spending some money on 'er to bring back the shine, and replace some of the tarnished chrome.
Here's a few questions for you all; Is it possible to buy the paint from Harley, or match the paint, so I can get the rear fender re-painted? Also, are all the chrome parts, with the issues I listed above, still readily available? I think I covered most of the highlights, and welcome any questions or suggestions. Here's a few pics I shot after I got it unloaded and popped off the bags and shield...... Hope you enjoy!
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Topic: BLUE FLAME FXR3......I'M NOW AN OWNER! (Read 4258 times)