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Feb 21, 2005 | 07:49 PM

HeatherC

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Too many miles???

I am looking at buying a 2000 Dyna Wide Glide. It's a beautiful bike but has 19,000 miles. Is that too many miles? Opinions?

Heather

Feb 21, 2005 | 07:53 PM

oldgeezer

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RE: Too many miles???

A friend of mine has an '02 Wide Glide with 48,000 miles and it is still going strong. I'd say 19,000 on a 2000 isn't much.

Feb 21, 2005 | 07:54 PM

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RE: Too many miles???

Wow, mam, do you want to buy mine? It is just gettin' broke in[sm=happybounce.gif]
19,000 ain't jack sqwat

Opps, where are my manners, welcome[8D]

Feb 21, 2005 | 07:56 PM

Scout

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RE: Too many miles???

Heather, 19,000 is nothing on a well seviced bike, hell, that's new. I do that per year, and keep bikes for years and years. If you don't have service records, have a qualified mechanic have a look at the bike.

Feb 21, 2005 | 08:00 PM

HeatherC

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RE: Too many miles???

The bike looks well maintained. It's not fuel injected...it's carbed. It has python 3 exhaust, cromed to the hilt. If we put anohter 20,000 miles on the bike in the next few years do you think the bike will still retain it's value?

Feb 21, 2005 | 08:10 PM

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RE: Too many miles???

If it's clean and maintained, and you keep the service records to prove it, your HD will provide the best return on your investment over any other type of motorcycle on the market today. But you may fall in love with it, you will want to keep it, and maybe get it a little sister, maybe a Ultra Classic.

Return on Investment?, You're making me think in business terms about my passion in life. Curse You!

Feb 21, 2005 | 08:15 PM

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RE: Too many miles???

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The bike looks well maintained. It's not fuel injected...it's carbed. It has python 3 exhaust, cromed to the hilt. If we put anohter 20,000 miles on the bike in the next few years do you think the bike will still retain it's value?

No tellin' what the market is gonna do in the next buncha years. When some of the first-time geezers move on to the next "thing" there may be lotsa low mileage bikes for sale, and that'll cause the prices to drop. Or maybe they won't move on and the prices will stay up.

19k on a 5 year old model means 4k/year average. That bike'll rot from lack of use pretty soon.

Buy it if it is a decent price, and ride the snot outta it. Forget about whether it'll retain it's value, it was made to be ridden.

Oh yeah, tell 'em to knock off a couple thousand for all the chrome. That stuff is evil!