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I’m looking at a 2010 Softail Deluxe at an estate auction. Went to see it yesterday and it is a beautiful machine with about 12k miles on it. The only issue I could find was the front brake lever doesn’t move. Rock solid. Bike rolls, auction company somehow claims brakes work but front brake lever has an issue.
From other threads I found, ABS could be an issue, but from my pics of it, it appears not to have ABS.
Any ideas, and cost to fix? Has anyone seen this before? Thanks in advance.
My understanding is that Harley first offered ABS as an option on touring bikes in 2008.... It didn't offer ABS as an option on the softails until 2011....
So that would suggest that bike has a problem with the lever, master cylinder, and/or caliper....
The entire new 2010 Heritage master cylinder with front lever #45019-08C can be bought for around $200.. and the entire front brake caliper assembly #44046-08 can be bought for about another $200.
If it had ABS, the 2011 Softail Heritage ABS HCU module #48349-11A is around $400 by itself.. so be glad it doesn't have ABS...
However, I wouldn't trust the auction company for a proper diagnosis....
Last edited by hattitude; Mar 24, 2022 at 04:46 PM.
My understanding is that Harley first offered ABS as an option on touring bikes in 2008.... It didn't offer ABS as an option on the softails until 2011....
So that would suggest that bike has a problem with the lever, master cylinder, and/or caliper....
The entire new 2010 Heritage master cylinder with front lever #45019-08C can be bought for around $200.. and the entire front brake caliper assembly #44046-08 can be bought for about another $200.
If it had ABS, the 2011 Softail Heritage ABS HCU module #48349-11A is around $400 by itself.. so be glad it doesn't have ABS...
However, I wouldn't trust the auction company for a proper diagnosis....
With the owner having passed on, and the estate company knowing little about bikes, I don’t expect to find out where they are. 80+ year-old buying bikes, and his daughter didn’t approve.
I was looking at bidding on this exact bike....not far from me. Will be interesting to see what it finally goes for. Looks super clean, but clearly will need cash put in right out of the gate and there is a 15% buyer Premium so that puts at least $1,000 more on the price to take it home.
It's a great year/model bike, but this bike has unknown history, unknown maintenance, and unknown mods.... I wouldn't pay more than $8000 out the door, maybe $9000 if it passed my vigorous inspection.....
I'm picky on used bikes.... There are too many Harley owners who are not knowledgeable about these bikes. IMHO, they make bad repair, modification, and maintenance decisions.... Read any Harley forum for awhile and you'd understand what I mean...
If either of you manage to buy it, report back with some pics w/ your new bike...
Thanks for the info. Current bid is $6700 so tack 15% on and Id be at $7700 already. Anytime Ive risen this model it just simply fits me and is comfortable. That said this would be my first purchase. Ive rented in the past. I could end up being in this bike for $9k or so with repair on the brake, tax/tag. Plus I wonder how long the tires have been on it and when the last service was. No docs on it according to the auction guy I connected with.
Any advice or guidance you can offer me on I should look for in my first bike, Id be grateful.
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Couple questions-2010 Softail Deluxe
