My Brother has a chance to buy an 81 FLT. He says it's in fair to good condition. Been garaged for quite a few years. Would you guys help me out on what ya'll think it might bring?
Appreciate it.

 

All about condition, maybe 5 (?) in really good shape. ( And remind him that the rear tire change takes about 4 hours.)

 

$5000 ish is right. If was REALLY nice, maybe a bit more. I doubt that it would bring $6000. I have that identical bike and I've done tons to it. I was offered $5500 for mine, but I'm not quite ready to let her go yet. The one thing that I hate about mine is the final drive chain. It leaks. That's the only thing that leaks on mine. Yes, I know that I can go to a "O" ring chain and run it dry, but that's $150 that I just don't feel like pissing away right now. Also, check out what carb it has on it. If it has the original Keihin junk, you may want to plan on upgrading. I rebuilt mine and rejetted, but it still didn't run as good as I thought it should. I retrofitted mine to run a newer CV Screamin Eagle carb and it made all the difference in the world.

 

Appreciate it. Thanks.