05 Sporty's...used...anything bad on this year?
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09-01-2014, 05:42 PM
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05 Sporty's...used...anything bad on this year?
Wife is getting the itch to ride again, after ~20 years (kids getting older now).
I've had an '06 Dyna..and after getting it, learned the hard way..."bad year!" First year of the 6 speed, the horrible inner primary bearing issues (replaced that twice), and the self destructing stator.
Asking about the 05 year for the lil Sporty....anything to avoid? She's listed at 3,000 bucks...has 17k miles on the clock.
I've had an '06 Dyna..and after getting it, learned the hard way..."bad year!" First year of the 6 speed, the horrible inner primary bearing issues (replaced that twice), and the self destructing stator.
Asking about the 05 year for the lil Sporty....anything to avoid? She's listed at 3,000 bucks...has 17k miles on the clock.
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09-01-2014, 05:53 PM
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No real deal breakers that I can think of. I'd probably pull and clean the fuses and add a fresh coating of dielectric grease just as a precaution but so far the rubber-mount Sporties have been pretty reliable. The clutch does tend to let go between 20,000 and 30,000 miles because of the stock spring plate, but that's not huge problem.
I personally like the '07+ models and their EFI, but lots prefer carburetors and, if I'm honest, the carbs on these bikes are pretty well sorted so there's no real reason to avoid them. The rubber mounted engine is a huge plus if you're doing any sort of distance.
I personally like the '07+ models and their EFI, but lots prefer carburetors and, if I'm honest, the carbs on these bikes are pretty well sorted so there's no real reason to avoid them. The rubber mounted engine is a huge plus if you're doing any sort of distance.
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No real deal breakers that I can think of. I'd probably pull and clean the fuses and add a fresh coating of dielectric grease just as a precaution but so far the rubber-mount Sporties have been pretty reliable. The clutch does tend to let go between 20,000 and 30,000 miles because of the stock spring plate, but that's not huge problem.
I personally like the '07+ models and their EFI, but lots prefer carburetors and, if I'm honest, the carbs on these bikes are pretty well sorted so there's no real reason to avoid them. The rubber mounted engine is a huge plus if you're doing any sort of distance.
I personally like the '07+ models and their EFI, but lots prefer carburetors and, if I'm honest, the carbs on these bikes are pretty well sorted so there's no real reason to avoid them. The rubber mounted engine is a huge plus if you're doing any sort of distance.
Stock Spring Plate...gotcha...hope to pick one up this fall and fix it up over the winter.
Although I much prefer carb (I'm old school)...for her I'd like the ease of use of EFI. She's impatient...won't like the sputter and occasional stall an old carb bikes does when cold. But I figure newer carb's got things going pretty good, and you seem to hint at that.
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09-02-2014, 01:32 AM
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She's used to being on the back of my "Milwaukee Vibrabor" Shovelhead...and loves that! Vibes are good!
Stock Spring Plate...gotcha...hope to pick one up this fall and fix it up over the winter.
Although I much prefer carb (I'm old school)...for her I'd like the ease of use of EFI. She's impatient...won't like the sputter and occasional stall an old carb bikes does when cold. But I figure newer carb's got things going pretty good, and you seem to hint at that.
Stock Spring Plate...gotcha...hope to pick one up this fall and fix it up over the winter.
Although I much prefer carb (I'm old school)...for her I'd like the ease of use of EFI. She's impatient...won't like the sputter and occasional stall an old carb bikes does when cold. But I figure newer carb's got things going pretty good, and you seem to hint at that.
There are lots of aftermarket clutch kits for the Sporty that are reasonably priced and that eliminate the spring plate. This makes the clutch a tiny bit more "grabby" but eliminates a potential failure point.
I'm an EFI guy myself as I understand fuel maps and ECU programming better than I understand tuning multiple circuits on carbs, but in all honesty even my 32-year-old Honda starts immediately with no drama and it has carbs that run notoriously lean. The carb on an '05 Harley shouldn't sputter or stall at all as long as it's clean and properly adjusted.
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09-02-2014, 08:10 AM