Its an all original 1995 Dyna Convertible with 14000 miles on the clock. The V&H pipes are the only thing that's been changed on the bike. Paint is a 10/10 and chrome is a 9/10 with some minor pitting on the trans case. The owner went through the bike in the summer of 2020 and changed many of the things that a sitting bike needs to have changed.
I went and checked out the bike several months ago and liked it very much so I made an offer but unfortunately the owner and I could not come to an agreement. He is the second owner and the first owner was his friend who passed away so I suspect sentimental value was holding him back form making the deal. He had it priced at what I thought was a bit too high and he didn't want to come down to what I wanted to pay so I walked.
Fast forward to last Friday as I searched through Craigslist I saw it was still posted for sale but the ad had not been renewed for about a month so I sent him a message and told him my offer was still stood. He responded and after a day or two of back and forth we agreed to a deal. I plan to meet him after work today to make the transaction and if all goes well I'll be riding this beauty home tonight.
He is including the original windshield and luggage rack and some other additional stock parts as well. This is probably the cleanest and closest to stock bike I have seen. I've never owned a big twin Evo (owned an Evo Sportster, an Ironhead Sportster and a bunch of Twin Cams) and I'm looking forward to getting to know this bike. I'm sure I'll be in here plenty over the next few weeks and months. I love the sound of a well tuned Evo with a carburetor, to me its got that Harley thump that you just cant get from a fuel injected Twin Cam.

Edit- I am a wrench it myself guy whenever possible so any repairs will first be attempted by me. I cant tear it down and rebuild it (maybe I could I never tried) but I can fix most other things. Anything to look for right away? Any quirks or known issues with the 95 Dynas?

 

Just ride it. Looks good and I hope it works out. Keep us posted.

 

GET SOME! Nice sled!

 

14,000 miles……just enjoy the ride. Give it plenty of time to warm up so you don’t trash the cylinder base gaskets.

Looks good!

 

Nice! And welcome to Team Evo!

 

14k! It reminds me of my superglide before I butchered it. That's one hell of a score. I can't tell you to buy it... but buy it. Put a mikuni on that evo and your done, just ride the crap out of it.

 

Congratulations! It doesn’t get much better than that. Standard sort out. Repack wheel bearings, fuel lines, tire age, brake inspection. With both manuals, there isn’t anything you can’t wrench.

 

This is good info. I knew they are prone to leak at the base gaskets but I didn't know why. I assumed HD just used junk gaskets. So warming it up thoroughly will prevent leaks?
Just so I know, why do they leak in the first place?

 

It's pretty much a done deal. We're meeting at 3:30 today to make the transaction.

Brakes were all done last summer with only 50 miles on them since the rebuild and flush. Fuel lines looked ok but I'll take a deeper look when I get it home. Tires are in good shape tread wise but they are about 8 years old so Ill probably swap them for some new rubber right away.
What's involved with the wheel bearings?

 

The stock gaskets are paper. Over time, they are prone to leak.

As the cylinders warm up, they expand at a rate faster than the head bolts. In that way, the amount of force on the gaskets increases. That's the idea behind the "warm it up" advice.

Personally, I think that almost all stock Evos will develop base gasket leaks eventually. If it doesn't. it's probably as much due to luck as anything. The warming up won't hurt, but it won't guarantee your motor stays tight either.

The permanent fix is to re-gasket the top end using better gaskets. Pretty easy job over a weekend.

Nothing to worry about in either case. Even if they get a little weepy, it won't hurt anything. At worst, it's messy.