02 road kind opinion... SHOULD I BUY?
Road Captain
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 616
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here's my 02 Roadking in my sig which I've owned since new. great bike, never gave me any troubles. road it x-country and back last year without as much as a hiccup. the seat is a saddleman I think. its very comfortable but its the back rest that does the trick.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,148
Likes: 157
From: Banning, CA
Go for it
and bought a new 2004 Fatboy, did $10k worth of blah, blah, and put 27k miles on it.
In 2009 I traded straight across with a lady for her 2006 Streetglide - too tall and
heavy for her and I've put 14k miles on it since. Mind you, these are all Calif. bikes
with the extra smog junk which I trashed and got all them running pretty good with
the usual add ons - Power Commander, etc. If I were to do it all over again - I'd
have my 2002 RK pushing 50k miles and looking forward to the next 50k. Me - Mustang
seat, Tru-trak similar stabilizer, Redline fork / shock oil change @ 6 to 10 psi rear and
a Stage 1 of your choice. Just my opinion and like a$$holes - everyone's got one.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 440
Likes: 0
Beware the cam chain tensioners. When they go, they grenade and take the cam with them. A big repair and not cheap to replace either. Other than that, my '02 was a big improvement over my '95. My '10 SESG is (not surprisingly) even better.
They all look old, but the Motor Company keeps refining the package.
They all look old, but the Motor Company keeps refining the package.
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,640
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Thanks guys.. Im leaning towards it.. but it might be a wash.. He claims hes selling it for a friend and I told him id come give a deposit today but I have to see the title and match up the vins, and I got a shady vibe.. if it pans out, Ill go for it.. but Im not stupid.. lol
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From: Jacksonville NC
Originally Posted by purpledeuce
There's a reason he's letting it go so cheap.......there's a major problem somewhere he's not telling you about
It all depends on the market in your area. We have a lot of military here that buy bikes for a couple years and get deployed so they turn around and sell them.
EDIT: Wrong person quoted.
