Previous owner laid the bike down? Not surprised it leaks. Hit the engine on the ground and you are gonna break some seals, or even crack a cover or inner primary. take the primary cover off, clean everything real well and inspect the gasket. If its not perfect...replace it. Use brake cleaner to get all oil off the sealing surfaces before re-assembly. As mentioned previously..gaskets are cheap.

 

2013 - 2003 = 14???

 

Even with his "fuzzy math" , rooti makes a very valid point...

Buying a used bike that is at least 10 years old from an individual is a crap shoot at best. What the previous owner doesn't know about the bike or intentionally fails to reveal can be the difference between a really good deal and a really bad deal. Too many owners are amateur wrench turners who are master mechanics in their own minds but in reality, should be banned from even owning hand tools.

I looked at a lot of used bikes before I bought my '01 SG. All seemed to be priced close to Blue Book and not much less, if any, than the local dealer was asking. Most that seemed like good deals but the owner would get evasive when I asked about maintenance, upkeep, modifications, who worked on the bike, how often and how far it was it ridden...etc. (things you should ALWAYS ask). The sellers that kept their rides clean and well maintained were wanting the same price that the local dealers were asking for the same year/model. In that kind of scenario, I will go to the dealer every time...same selling price but added value buying from the dealer. Then there are those who point to the personal modifications that they had done and wanting to recoup their costs...not gonna happen!

Two I looked at really stand out...one was a beautiful low miles '08 WG that showed some evidence of being laid down...which the owner denied when I asked but then could not explain the tale-tell scratches...The other was a garage queen low miles '07 WG that looked pristine and well maintained. Then the owner said that he did his own maintenance but could not tell me when he had last changed the fluids or what oils he used. He could not crank it because the battery was dead and he admitted that it had not been cranked or ridden in almost two years...not good! Also, his asking price was the same as a similar '07 WG I had checked out at a local dealer. I offered him what I thought was a fair price ($3K below his asking price) and he got defensive and pissed and would not make a counter offer...It was a nice bike but not a good deal. I passed so someone else could get screwed.

 

There you go sweating the small stuff again...didn't you know the 2014's are coming out? So we both have fuzzy math but I don't have any leaks....

 

I agree that up until this point it's been small stuff, last night I went to pay him the rest of the $$, the bike wouldn't start when I went to leave, I quickly determined there was no spark, we got voltage from the plug wires but it may have a bad ignition control or bad coil, we both got pretty frustrated and before you know it we were arguing about the deal, he actually wants to buy the bike back since I told him he either has to fix it or I'll flip it online, he doesn't want me to flip it so we finally agreed that if he can get all this fixed by the weekend the deal will go through, if not I'll get the cash back and keep shopping, now with a little more knowlege

 

Caveat emptor...there are some really good deals out there if you know what you are looking for and find an honest seller who really wants to deal.

All that "small stuff" quickly adds up...the small stuff that has popped up with my SG has cost the dealer over $2200 in warranty work so far...that is $$$ that would have come out of my pocket if I had bought the same bike from a private seller and would quickly made up the difference between the private seller's price and the dealer's price.

 

You never disclosed how much you paid for the dyna...hopefully no more then 5K.

Something is very fishy here..He wants to buy the bike back? Why? He doesn't want you to flip it online? Why would you want to chance that when he offered your money back? And why doesn't he want you to do that?

If it were me, I would get the cash back and run away...something is wrong with the bike and the purchase.

 

 

it's kind of a weird situation, he's a friend of my wife's family and even lives with her cousin who completed the classic and current Harley program at MMI in Phoenix, my wife's cousin suggested I buy the bike as he owned it beforehand and said he loved it, he has helped his roommate tool on it from time to time, well the roommate wasn't sure he wanted to sell it but finally decided to do it, we agreed on $6,100 (that is mid Nada and my bank said they'd lend up to $6,900 at 100% of value) he said anyway that part of his decision to sell it was knowing it would go in good hands and that I would ride it frequently

now I know what you would all say (something I fully believe in) about buying from someone you know...

the seller doesn't even want me to modify the bike which isn't a very real expectation when he doesn't own it anymore

these are the most unique motivations I've ever heard of unless he is just plain lying

we fully trust my wife's cousin and he's a good dude, he inspected the Honda I bought before this bike and provided valuable assistance when I needed to tool on it

I do not believe anyone is trying to scam me but you're all correct that this is a strange situation

 

If you trust the seller then you need to trust your instincts as well. If you feel that you can trust this bike and believe that there isn't anything fishy here, then go for it.

If the owner is worried about what you will do with the bike, then he is not ready to sell. Once you complete the deal, the bike is yours to do with as you please and that is that. If you are going to be in contact with this person after you buy the bike, then you should expect some issues from him when you do your thing to it...If it is going to end up being a problem within your family, I would pass on the purchase. Of course, that is just me...