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Cycle News 1998 04 01

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PROJECT BIKE HARLEY·DAVIDSON/H·D GENUINE MOTOR ACCESSORIES FXDWG DYNA WIDE GLIDE By Scott Rousseau eN 0, how do you want your Harley.') Davidson? Those in the know will tell you that when the 'average Big Twin buyer rolls out of the dealership with his new pride and joy, fhat usually is not all that he takes with him. The average purchaser leaves the dealership with fhe motorcycle and between $1700 and 2200 in accessories, ranging from various chrome bits and snippets to that way-bad leather jacket. It's all about dressing up, making your own personal statement, making your Harley your Harley. Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories, the aftermarket parts division of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, is about as in tune with this buy-and-build concept as anyone, and the company obviously knows its product. So, just like many manufacturers looking to display their aftermarket wares, Harley-Davidson is not above taking its own bikes and decking them out in order to show Harley riders what can be done with a Genuine Motor Accessories catalog and a credit card, or two. Enter our Harley-Davidson FXDWG Dyna Wide Glide, which is ample testimony that you really can have it your way without resorting to non-Harley sources. Harley's P&A marketing division went all-out on our test model, adding tasteful chrome additions such as the chrome and rubber grips, and the chrome switch-housing kit that adorns the controls. They also gave the bike more leather detail, adding on three hot new acc;essories in the form of the Dyna o ,....." ...... ...... I-< 0..

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