I have a chance to acquire a red 1984 FLH dresser in totally factory-original condition with 22,000 miles on it. $10 - 12K. I would be third owner. Never dropped. All records. One tiny rock chip in front fender, otherwise perfect. New battery, rubber, brakes,new S&S Super E is the only non-stock part on the bike (theorig carb and all parts & hardware that were removed go with the bike)& newly installed swingarm bearings. All Harley parts. Meticulously maintained - 3000 mi. or 12 mo. oil changes etc. Fresh fork oil installed. No engine oil consumption. Tranny seal leaks a little (I can do the seals, I've done them on every shovel I've ever owned).

Need all opinions ASAP.

Many thanks in advance,

John

The value of shovels around my area are pretty low now.
thats a big price tag but if its what your looking for and you have the funds go for it.

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this would be more in line of a good price IMO

Depending what area of the country your in, the price isn't out of line...
But it's not a real super deal either.
You can go online to Craiglist or E-bay to get an idea of prices, but you really never know what kind of crap people are trying to unload, or the history behind them.
If you really like the bike, it's that clean, and you plan on keeping it for a while, I don't think you can go wrong.
Just my two cents.

I just bought a 83 FLHT with 22K original miles in pristine shape for 8 grand including a bunch of original parts and such, trunk, etc.....I thought is was a good deal. Remamber, a good deal is all a state of mind. If you love it and it's truly not a piece of garbage (someone else's headache), then hell, go for it.
I can only speak for myself when I say I've owned ten Harley's ... all Evo's, Rev Tech's, and Twin Cam's...I dreamed of my beloved Shovel some day....now I have it. May be I got a great deal, maybe it was a ripoff...all I know is I love it and she's everything all the new sh** is cracked up to be .... and more!!
Good luck.

My sincere thanks to all who have responded so far. Keep those opinions comin'!!!

Ride safe,

John

Do you have another bike or would this be your one-and-only?
Even though nice shovels are getting scarcer all the time I think the price sounds pretty high for the current market.
If it were me I'd rather spend the 12K on a used twin cam bagger and ride the trouble-free piss out of it, but that probably just reflects where I am at this stage of my riding career... (spoken like a man who hasn't ridden his shovel in 2 years. I better go put a plate on it and remind myself what a fun bike it is before I get excommunicated from the shovel section... ;-)

Still, if you have the dough and gotta have it, what the hell? It's only money and we want to see the pics anyway...!

ORIGINAL: cripula

Do you have another bike or would this be your one-and-only?
Even though nice shovels are getting scarcer all the time I think the price sounds pretty high for the current market.
If it were me I'd rather spend the 12K on a used twin cam bagger and ride the trouble-free piss out of it, but that probably just reflects where I am at this stage of my riding career... (spoken like a man who hasn't ridden his shovel in 2 years. I better go put a plate on it and remind myself what a fun bike it is before I get excommunicated from the shovel section... ;-)

Still, if you have the dough and gotta have it, what the hell? It's only money and we want to see the pics anyway...!


Ditto!!
I was thinking the same EXACT thing,
I bought my 02 Deuce last year for 11,500 and absolutely was the best money I have spent in a very long time.

I don't know where you are located. I saw one near Pittsburgh PA

last year. It was the original owner. Maintaned by a dealer. It was

10 or 12 and I don't think he sold it. The real kicker it was a 1980

2,000 miles, still had the original tires. If you want the ad let me know.

I probably still have it somewhere on this computer. If not I think

panz4ever, also looked at it, and might have the info. 1980 or 1984

10 to 12 is too high in my area.

I looked at your old posts. I also looked at new in 07 and was

discouraged by the problems. I did buy an 08 If you want an

opinion and how I compare it with a shovel let me know.

Good luck i hope you find what you are looking for.

jpooch, what you are willing to pay is what it is worth to YOU. Paid $10.2 for a 76 Bi-Centennial FLH. Worth every penny I paid for her. Notsure what it is worth to others but it is worth that to me. I am the 3rd owner (second had her for less than 1 year). Came with just a tad over 5K miles on her and what was not stock came with stock parts he replaced.

Folks will quote values and sourcesfor these values from various sources. Are prices a bit depressed ... yep. Is the economy in general in the toilet...yep. Will prices on used bikes remain low...depends on who you ask.

Me, personally, I would not spend 10-12K on any evo or twinkie ifI could get a shovel at that price that I reallly liked. (But of course that is why I bought the 76, and maybe, just maybe, some day I will be able to determine the number of FLH Bi-Centennials produced for that model year.)

What you do know is that they do not make shovels anymore. What you do know is that youare looking ata classic that has been well maintained and comes with what appears to be OEM parts that were removed but kept. What you do know is that you like what you see.

By 84 MoCo had the bugs worked out. They had a reliable machine that worked and ran as advertized. The value of 84 years of trial and error, technology improvement,and customer satisfaction...priceless!

I can't figure how to move a pic from my pictures to this post. Copy and print doesn't work, help!

Thanks for the continuing input.

John

the premium price for a 1984 FLH is really only paid for a1984 FLHX - a special limited 'final Shovelhead' edition. They came in black or white with special decals.

re the bike you are looking at: That is top dollar, but its history is worth a premium itself.

ORIGINAL: jpooch00

I can't figure how to move a pic from my pictures to this post. Copy and print doesn't work, help!

Thanks for the continuing input.

John


I first move the reasonably sized image to a photo hosting site like www.photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com) then copy the tag to your post.

Roger that! Thanks.

John