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I have a 95 Road King and I am loving it. The more I dig into it, the more I am learning and the more I learn the more I love these bikes. That one you are looking at is a beauty.
I bought my 98 convertible because I also read the last EVOs were the best.
Its all original, and had only 7000 miles by the original owner, couldn't pass it up. I put the windshield on and rode it to Florida in 2020, and now it's got 12k miles on it.
'96 to '98 are the best of the Evo Dynas, many improvements and easier to find parts for...plus the clutch spring plate AKA grenade plate went away in '98 and was replaced by a reliable judder spring setup.
I have a '98 Super Glide myself and love it. The Convertible has the same 28 degree steering head for quicker handling (vs 32 degrees on some other Evo Dynas)
The video below is long but has some good info on changes during the Evo run
I''d jump on that one...
Yes the 28* rake does make a difference. The saddlebag leather side pouch gets a little faded and turns gray, but a quick wipe with some leather oil turns it right back to black. Careful, the windscreen has a tinted coating on it so no polishing out a scratch or it will look like doo doo when done. Cee Bailey used to make an exact copy windscreen of better quality than OEM materials, (they manufactured airplane canopies) but they stopped making them for our bikes then got bought out.
The clutch is good for stock motors. More problematic was the pre-94 front pulley sprocket set up. MoCo changed that out in 94 to a stronger set up. The other thing to pay attention to is the rubber mounts. When they are new and adjusted correctly, with the 28* rake, the bike is a joy to ride. When the rubber mounts get old, fail, sag, get out of alignment, then you have vibrations and wobbles. The front goes fast because the oil from the oil filter changes drains on it and breaks the rubber down. If replacing the front, then replace the rear, align it properly and enjoy.
Nice bike to ride, plenty of power in the stock form, but with the right cam, exhaust, air cleaner element, and a rejet, it will really wake her up. It's convenient to do a quick toss on of some bags and a windscreen, or run naked with out. It's not a bagger, and it's not a sporty, it a nice "inbetweener".
I'm gonna keep mine, I have no good reason to replace it.
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