Possibly Purchasing 1996 Road King , questions
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Possibly Purchasing 1996 Road King , questions
Hey everyone , im looking at picking up a 1996 Road King i found locally, The price is right and the bike is asthetically really nice. Only mods are some slip ons, The only thing that makes me nervous are the miles, it has 16k miles on it and in sporty land that seems high. i dont know what the reliability and longevity is on these things , i currenty have a 2010 iron and the only reason im switching is cuz of longer highway riding the sporty is a nightmare. My dad has a 1998 Road king with 18k on it never had any issues with it, im pretty sure thats the same motor? anyway any input you guys may have would be great
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Hey everyone , im looking at picking up a 1996 Road King i found locally, The price is right and the bike is asthetically really nice. Only mods are some slip ons, The only thing that makes me nervous are the miles, it has 16k miles on it and in sporty land that seems high. i dont know what the reliability and longevity is on these things , i currenty have a 2010 iron and the only reason im switching is cuz of longer highway riding the sporty is a nightmare. My dad has a 1998 Road king with 18k on it never had any issues with it, im pretty sure thats the same motor? anyway any input you guys may have would be great
Edit I do a calculation of how old it is dived by miles rough 800 miles per year give or take if still be interested in it
Last edited by Rabbito; Jun 17, 2014 at 04:50 PM.
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Bought my 1999 Heritage last fall with 39,000 miles, maintenance unknown (the price was right). Got it running, changed the fluids, and then had a trusted indie rebuild the carburetor and go over the whole bike fixing little problems (mostly electrical), adjusting the clutch, etc. I've put over 3,000 miles on it since then, trouble free.
I would jump on a 1996 with 16K miles if the price was right.
I would jump on a 1996 with 16K miles if the price was right.
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I have a 96' Road King and can add a few comments about this year of bike.
- Seats-If you plan on swapping out the seats beware that 97' on up seats will not fit this bike. Apparently they have the old style mount
- Does it have fuel injection or carburetor? If it has FI beware the 96' ECM is not programmable and that along with the MM Fuel Injection doesn't play well with mods. If you plan on going to a stage one or higher, you will need to swap out the ECM to a 97' or newer. Apparently H-D figured this out in '97
- The EVO motor from 84'-98' is bomb proof. Great motor. A bike that old may have some weeping at the base gaskets due to the paper gaskets used from the factory. No big deal if it weep a little oil but may be an issue with a bike that old with so few miles.
- 16K is nothing for a 18 year bike. That's 889 miles per year!