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Road Warrior
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From: Oakdale Ca.
07 96' inch motors had the highest percentage of crank failures. I had the same bike. Ran great I pushed it with Andrews 48 cams. I traded the 07 for a clean 97 ultra glide plus he threw in 5 grand! Then I removed the tour pack dual exhaust and seat. Sold for around 1k craigslist. You can't beat an old EVO. Simple reliable easy to find parts. Thankfully the previous owner put on a 2007 swing arm and a 89 stroker. With mikuni 42. It came with fuel injection. From the factory.
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From: Virginia
2nd That
1997 FLHTCUI with over 100k and wouldn't trade it for 2 of those 07 FXDs. I do all my own wrenching though and I have made quite a few upgrades to the bike over the last couple of years but parts are not hard to find (YET) and with all the great knowledge here in the EVO section its been a breeze. Bike had 92K and still running great before I did anything to the engine. The MM EFI system gets a bad rap IMO. It's a simple system and IF you don't plan major engine mods it will serve you well. Just put in a little time reading and learning about it. Factory Service Manual is a must!
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Rosamond, Cali
Another testimonial. I EVOlved from a '14 SG to a '91 FLSTC. I've owned a couple of other Twin Cam touring bikes (both RK's). There's really no essential functional difference between the platforms (TC and EVO) for an average rider (which I am) in my book.
You're certainly not crazy. In reality 'newer' does not necessarily equate to 'better' nor even much 'difference'. It all depends how you choose to perceive change. It's my assertion you'll experience more functional difference between a softail and touring bike than you will between the TC and EVO based platforms.
As for the EFI, I've heard making performance modifications to these engines becomes problematic as the early EFI (pre-Delphi) systems are for whatever reason not readily supported in the aftermarket.
Alan
You're certainly not crazy. In reality 'newer' does not necessarily equate to 'better' nor even much 'difference'. It all depends how you choose to perceive change. It's my assertion you'll experience more functional difference between a softail and touring bike than you will between the TC and EVO based platforms.
As for the EFI, I've heard making performance modifications to these engines becomes problematic as the early EFI (pre-Delphi) systems are for whatever reason not readily supported in the aftermarket.
Alan
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From: Upstate New York
Well, I think you know where I stand on this. 205,000 miles on my '94 Softail (114,000 on the current motor), and I wouldn't hesitate to get on it and ride it anywhere. I'll quit long before it will.
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From: SC
I appreciate all the input, I tried to make an offer on the bike but I couldn't get the sales guy to call me back or text, the dealership was 150 miles away so I couldn't just run down there. On my way there, apparently a guy put a deposit on it. I will continue my search. Thanks again
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