Eyeballing a 1989 FLHS
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Eyeballing a 1989 FLHS
This bike is available locally. Looks to be a handsome bike. 23k miles. Includes the saddlebags.
I am looking for something budget friendly as I had to sell my bikes and purchase a newer car. Seller is asking 4,000 for it.
Would you all consider that a fair price? Also, I know this is an older evo motor, did the early ones have any deal breaker issues?
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I owned the '90 FLHS from '94 to '98 and the motorcycle never gave me a problem for whatever that's worth. And $4,000 is dependent upon condition and does not sound unreasonable to me either.
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I love the breadbox dashboards and have been eyeing a few around here. I even dig those bag-mounted turn signals on the earlier ones.
From what a photo will allow, it looks like a nice bike! Let us know if you get it!
From what a photo will allow, it looks like a nice bike! Let us know if you get it!
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That is my thoughts as well, cant get much cheaper than that for a running bike. Theres a 1990 for sale about 40 minutes away but it needs the carb cleaned and a rear tire, 2900 bucks and trailer it.
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We never in the shop with 100s of them did performance stuff to 89 bikes t and r mostly found a weak block solid machine almost all of them actually
if the 90 was closer i would be in the truck tomorrow going to get it - but you loose nothing with the 89
if the 90 was closer i would be in the truck tomorrow going to get it - but you loose nothing with the 89
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Check for oil seepage/leaks around the cylinder base gaskets.. Could indicate a pulled stud as known for that year but so is the 90.. Weaker cases as Johnjzjz noted.. However the 89 had the better L grind cam but I believe the 90 went to the splined output shaft in the trans..
