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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 09:25 PM
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I just picked up a 99 FLSTC with 75K miles for $5500. Good paint, good tires and it runs well. There is a fair amount of cosmetic corrosion and rust issues on some of the chrome. Hand controls, bars, etc. The little rectangular doohickey that's attached to the frame looks chewed up one one side. I'll figure out what that is when the service manual comes in.

The miles seem high, but the guy said it had a warrantied factory rebuild at around 35K.

I'm a noob, but I'm smart enough to not learn on my 2014.
 

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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Clubber
I just picked up a 99 FLHTC with 75K miles for $5500. Good paint, good tires and it runs well. There is a fair amount of cosmetic corrosion and rust issues on some of the chrome. Hand controls, bars, etc. The little rectangular doohickey that's attached to the frame looks chewed up one one side. I'll figure out what that is when the service manual comes in.

The miles seem high, but the guy said it had a warrantied factory rebuild at around 35K.

I'm a noob, but I'm smart enough to not learn on my 2014.
A 99'?...hopefully you realize it's not an EVO. ( This is a EVO thread isn't it? )
 
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Old Nov 19, 2014 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 1CdnHD
A 99'?...hopefully you realize it's not an EVO. ( This is a EVO thread isn't it? )
Well, it might be an "honorary Evo" with Magnetti Marelli injection... lol. I know they used it until 2002, but there's a plethora of info on MM systems here, so, welcome!
 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 08:16 AM
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Last dyna and touring EVO was 98, last softtall EVO was 99, last factory carb was 2006.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Clubber
Last dyna and touring EVO was 98, last softtall EVO was 99, last factory carb was 2006.
Do you mean FLSTC (Heritage Softail)? FLHTC is a bagger.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 08:26 AM
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Yes. FLSTC. I've owned an FLHTC, I guess it was just in my fingers. Fixed original post.
 

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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Clubber
Yes. FLSTC. I've owned an FLHTC, I guess it was just in my fingers.

Have fun with it.

Welcome to the dark side - we have cookies.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 08:37 AM
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1999 last year of the evo softail and last year of the FXSTC evo.
It was replaced by the TC Dunce in 2000, but later reincarnated again in what year I don't remember.
Here is my old bike a 99 FXSTC w/a color matched fatboy front fender and 16 inch thunderstar wheel.
Always hated the little tiny piece of metal the moco called a fender and the 21 inch wheel so modified the bike to my liking.

 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 08:43 AM
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It was replaced by the TC Dunce in 2000........
Deuce?!
 
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Old Nov 20, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Harley_Dude
Have fun with it.

Welcome to the dark side - we have cookies.
Thanks. I had some serious buyer's remorse when I got it home, but I'm OK with it now. The guy represented it as 22K miles. I was in a hurry during lunch break when I bought it and figured at $5500, 75K miles was ok since it was running and the paint was good. The wife and I named it "mistake."
 
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