Looking at a 2000 Heritage.....inform me please....
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From: Pluto
Looking at a 2000 Heritage.....inform me please....
Hey all. I haven't been on here in awhile since I sold the Road King after I had the inner cam bearing failure fixed. Had a yamaha roadstar for a year and sold that now too.
I am now looking at a 2000 Heritage classic. I thought before I approached the owner I could ask my old friends here on what to look for regarding this particular bike.
It is described as: asking $7500; very well maintained/mechanic owned; 95cu; andrews gear drive cams; oil cooler; SE intake and exhaust; upgraded LED lighting front and rear; EZ clutch; new floating rotors front and rear and new tire. It has 12" apes, crash bar and no-sag bag liners. No mileage is listed (I ride about 7-9000 miles a year).
I guess given the problem I had with my RK, I want to know what to look for to minimize the potential for another problem. I accept that all models/brands of bikes have one problem or another but I want to be informed so I know what I am getting into.
I like that the gear drive takes away the cam tensioner problem but I now question the crankshaft issue (an issue that I have researched but can't conclude how serious the problem is). "If" the crankshaft is an issue with this model/year, what is the cost of the fix (sending it out to be welded/balanced, etc.)? What specific questions can I ask to see if anything has been done....is there one fix that is better than another...like aftermarket or something?
Like I said, I just want to be better informed so I don't waste his time or mine.
Thanks.
I am now looking at a 2000 Heritage classic. I thought before I approached the owner I could ask my old friends here on what to look for regarding this particular bike.
It is described as: asking $7500; very well maintained/mechanic owned; 95cu; andrews gear drive cams; oil cooler; SE intake and exhaust; upgraded LED lighting front and rear; EZ clutch; new floating rotors front and rear and new tire. It has 12" apes, crash bar and no-sag bag liners. No mileage is listed (I ride about 7-9000 miles a year).
I guess given the problem I had with my RK, I want to know what to look for to minimize the potential for another problem. I accept that all models/brands of bikes have one problem or another but I want to be informed so I know what I am getting into.
I like that the gear drive takes away the cam tensioner problem but I now question the crankshaft issue (an issue that I have researched but can't conclude how serious the problem is). "If" the crankshaft is an issue with this model/year, what is the cost of the fix (sending it out to be welded/balanced, etc.)? What specific questions can I ask to see if anything has been done....is there one fix that is better than another...like aftermarket or something?
Like I said, I just want to be better informed so I don't waste his time or mine.
Thanks.
Last edited by jacknthebox; Jan 14, 2016 at 09:28 PM.
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2000 Heritage is a great bike. but that engine is not stock nor was it available even as an upgrade in 2000. Only bikes that got a 95ci in 2000 was a very early CVO Road Glide (sweet bike by the way)
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Road Captain
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Cobra - I am sorry if I misunderstood the stories I read on forums that talked about the crankshaft twisting and destroying the engine - I may have missed that it is only a possible problem within certain year TC's? Hopefully people will reply about this - that would be good news and make my purchase more likely.
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Thanks DH - yeah I was kind of thinking it was a rebuilt? Are you saying it must be a swapped motor? I am curious about the actual bike mileage and the mileage on the motor - one of the first questions I will be asking. In your opinion, would you consider a recent rebuild as ground zero on the motor? I am not familiar with the whole concept.
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I thought the 2002 an earlier TC's had to good bottom end, an throw the gear drive cams in an sounds like a nice combo. around here it's a buyers market so if I were serious about it I wouldn't go $7500, I took $6500 for my 05 electra glide with extras thrown in. To me if everything is good an well done $6500 would be my max but it'd have to be reasonable mileage too.
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I thought the 2002 an earlier TC's had to good bottom end, an throw the gear drive cams in an sounds like a nice combo. around here it's a buyers market so if I were serious about it I wouldn't go $7500, I took $6500 for my 05 electra glide with extras thrown in. To me if everything is good an well done $6500 would be my max but it'd have to be reasonable mileage too.
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2000-2002 have near bulletproof bottom ends. It is likely the previous owner had a big bore kit installed. Since gear drive cams were installed, I would assume better inner cam bearings were used as well. Check receipts, records, Where work was done, etc. As with any used vehicle, look for for signs of neglect, abuse, and ignorance.
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From: Pluto
2000-2002 have near bulletproof bottom ends. It is likely the previous owner had a big bore kit installed. Since gear drive cams were installed, I would assume better inner cam bearings were used as well. Check receipts, records, Where work was done, etc. As with any used vehicle, look for for signs of neglect, abuse, and ignorance.