Old vs New Superglide
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My Twin Cam has 121,000 miles on it. The Evo it replaced had 64,000 miles on it in the 4 years I had it. Neither has required a Harley Dealership to repair it, but both needed repairs occasionally by yours truly.
Some random thoughts:
The Evo shines because of it's simplicity, Easy to learn and Easy to work on.
The Twin Cam puts, out more power as they come out of the factory.
All motors have issues. As mentioned, the earlier Twin Cam weak spots were the cam chains and an early model, ( 1999,) the cam bearings. (Easily fixed $$$.)
I am not a fan of the MM fuel injection on my bike, (2000 with erratic cold start issues, though just fine when warm,) and recommend the Delphi system introduced 2002 to present over it given the choice.
The Dyna chassis are only adequate handling bikes, (Evo or Twin Cam,) as neither can hold a candle the the superior handling of the FXR chassis ( 82 to 94,) that the Dyna replaced. The chassis are almost the same size too.
Either bike would be fine for you IMO.
Some random thoughts:
The Evo shines because of it's simplicity, Easy to learn and Easy to work on.
The Twin Cam puts, out more power as they come out of the factory.
All motors have issues. As mentioned, the earlier Twin Cam weak spots were the cam chains and an early model, ( 1999,) the cam bearings. (Easily fixed $$$.)
I am not a fan of the MM fuel injection on my bike, (2000 with erratic cold start issues, though just fine when warm,) and recommend the Delphi system introduced 2002 to present over it given the choice.
The Dyna chassis are only adequate handling bikes, (Evo or Twin Cam,) as neither can hold a candle the the superior handling of the FXR chassis ( 82 to 94,) that the Dyna replaced. The chassis are almost the same size too.
Either bike would be fine for you IMO.
Last edited by Stiggy; Dec 8, 2012 at 08:37 AM.
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I like both. Good clean evos are getting hard to find, are simple and are easy to work on. When something electronic quits working on the TC you're screwed. But the TCs are very reliable and make the better daily ride. I'm old school and don't care for too much change but have excepted the electronics we now have and ride a 2010 Dyna daily.
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Good luck, looking forward to pics!
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looks like it is falling through. My bank is closed and the harley dealer wants to charge 600 bucks on top of tax title and fees for the honor of helping me own a bike. O.o
This paperwork fee bullshit makes me want to take a bat to people every time I try to acquire a vehicle.
This paperwork fee bullshit makes me want to take a bat to people every time I try to acquire a vehicle.
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It will have to wait a bit till my normal (less retarded bank) is available and we can get it done during normal business hours for $0.
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