Bought my first Evo
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: May 2009
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From: Middle of Kansas
Ah! Nice. Looks like you have chrome lowers on the front fork, and maybe a 60 spoke front wheel. I bought my 99 Custom 4 years ago with 17,000 on it, and I have 40,000 on it now. Runs better all the time. Mine came with lots of chrome goodies also.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 957
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From: Carlsbad Springs Ontario
miles ?
Thanks for the welcome. It's good to be here.
That's a good question. It has had a lot of little custom touches, one of them being an Autometer speedo/tach. The odometer was showing less than 2800 miles when I got it. As for total miles on the bike, at this point I really can't say.
The guy I bought it from had only owned it for 3 months, but needed to sell it to maintain "domestic tranquility". He had never even registered it and couldn't provide me with much history on the bike other than he says the motor internals are stock with the exception of having been cammed. Several things lead me to believe this may be true.
I have the name of the owner previous to the guy I got it from and I am going to attempt to track him down and find out what I can about the prior life of this bike.
Looking the bike over closely, I would be very surprised if it has ever seen more than 10 or 20 thousand total miles.
That's a good question. It has had a lot of little custom touches, one of them being an Autometer speedo/tach. The odometer was showing less than 2800 miles when I got it. As for total miles on the bike, at this point I really can't say.
The guy I bought it from had only owned it for 3 months, but needed to sell it to maintain "domestic tranquility". He had never even registered it and couldn't provide me with much history on the bike other than he says the motor internals are stock with the exception of having been cammed. Several things lead me to believe this may be true.
I have the name of the owner previous to the guy I got it from and I am going to attempt to track him down and find out what I can about the prior life of this bike.
Looking the bike over closely, I would be very surprised if it has ever seen more than 10 or 20 thousand total miles.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 628
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From: Sweden via Bisbee, Az.
Hot damn that looks CLEAN! How can it be that after allll these years I still get kick of seeing someone picking up an EVO. I'm going to have talk to the oldlady to see what this is all about.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: St. Louis
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I posted in the new members section but realize that a fair number of you may not venture to that area.
I've been riding Harleys since 1994. Started out on a '74 Ironhead. Rode that one for two years. My 6'4" frame was never really comfortable on the XLCH, so when I blew the motor I sold it and bought a '70 FLH that I still have. After a whole lot of miles, the Shovel is ready for some TLC. Being in need of a bike to ride so that I could tear the Shovelhead down, I decided to pick up something that would be capable of some serious miles without the need for an overabundance of wrench time. Having no interest in owning a Twin Cam, the choice was clear... get a low mileage late Evo.
Bought this one on April 26th. It's a '97 Softail Custom.
I've already put about 500 miles on it. It has a few minor issues that I'll be taking care of and I have a few small changes planned for it. I am loving this bike so far. It's a real rocketship compared to the old Shovel that I've been riding for the past 17 years.
I've been riding Harleys since 1994. Started out on a '74 Ironhead. Rode that one for two years. My 6'4" frame was never really comfortable on the XLCH, so when I blew the motor I sold it and bought a '70 FLH that I still have. After a whole lot of miles, the Shovel is ready for some TLC. Being in need of a bike to ride so that I could tear the Shovelhead down, I decided to pick up something that would be capable of some serious miles without the need for an overabundance of wrench time. Having no interest in owning a Twin Cam, the choice was clear... get a low mileage late Evo.
Bought this one on April 26th. It's a '97 Softail Custom.
I've already put about 500 miles on it. It has a few minor issues that I'll be taking care of and I have a few small changes planned for it. I am loving this bike so far. It's a real rocketship compared to the old Shovel that I've been riding for the past 17 years.
