Wouldn't it be nice if you could "order" most of your Harley the way you wanted it?
Thanks, guys. She's one of the best bikes I have ever owned. And over a +40 year span, that says a lot.
In a left-handed way, I did "order my Harley" as a theme. (BTW, in doing so I also have the luxury of a Sportster 48 for short, local hops.)
I wanted a custom, but I wanted a certain amount of practicality. Betty was built over five years, a piece at a time. I perused Harley's own custom parts catalogs. And even after the addition of her 95-inch kit and super-tuner, I did the cams, lifters, and pushrods on another year, and the cam plate oiler upgrade when my dealership got one. She's been dyno-tuned twice.
I never knew where Betty would end up, and if I broke something on the road I could get repairs and replacement parts anywhere. Some dealerships can tap into my parts history from their computer to secure the correct parts' numbers from my records.
I believe that only Betty's rear progressive shocks are from an outside supplier, but offered through my dealership.
In truth, if you wanted Betty you could build her from any shop.