Trying to buy a HD Tourer
Road Warrior
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From: Now Western TN
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From: Western South Dakota
If I had the Ching I would do the same thing.
$6-7 K?
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Road Master
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Red Deer, AB
Get an 07. They're cheaper lighter faster and do not have throttle by wire. Plus the voltage regulator and TBW issues that the 08 and up had would drive me nuts. 96 cu inch and a 6 speed is good enough once you properly set it up. Sure newer is is nice but payments suck. Anybody that tells you that the 09 model year fixed the bagger wobble issue is sadly mistaken. The 09 and up is just newer and wider. Not better.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,274
Likes: 130
From: Now Western TN
Get an 07. They're cheaper lighter faster and do not have throttle by wire. Plus the voltage regulator and TBW issues that the 08 and up had would drive me nuts. 96 cu inch and a 6 speed is good enough once you properly set it up. Sure newer is is nice but payments suck. Anybody that tells you that the 09 model year fixed the bagger wobble issue is sadly mistaken. The 09 and up is just newer and wider. Not better.
Yea, these 09's suck so much
Tourer
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 263
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From: Canada, Thailand
There is a member selling an '09 Roadking; I'd make the $10k offer in your position:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...-st-louis.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/motor...-st-louis.html
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From: Roseville, CA
As most have said 09+ is best. If you can let go of the bat wing your choices will improve. I recommend a road king standard. A wind shield especially with fork wind deflectors gives much better wind protection. The batwing has serious buffeting at speed. I know I have one and spent a lot of time and $$ getting it where I was happy.
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GLWYS. .
Get an 07. They're cheaper lighter faster and do not have throttle by wire. Plus the voltage regulator and TBW issues that the 08 and up had would drive me nuts. 96 cu inch and a 6 speed is good enough once you properly set it up. Sure newer is is nice but payments suck. Anybody that tells you that the 09 model year fixed the bagger wobble issue is sadly mistaken. The 09 and up is just newer and wider. Not better.