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I am considering buying 2000 Heritage with 11k miles. Hope to get it for $3000 wonder if there are any issues with this model that I should be aware of or pay attention to so I dont make a mistale.
Seller asking 39995 what would be the most you will get it for? Buyer claim bike is in great shape running with new oil. And battery last year. I did 2 bike restoration so I am handy
The bike looks to be in very good shape.. How many miles? The early Twin Cams 88B motor had the better crank shaft that were less prone to runout issues along with the better left sideTimken bearing..A good foundation for a 95"or even a 98" bolt on big bore build.. But on the flip side is it's a counter shaft balanced motor with chains and guides that do wear out over time but should not be an issue for 50k miles depending on maintenance of the bike.. I could be wrong about the service interval and you will need to research that better..
The spring actuated timing chain adjusters wore out pretty quick and most should be at the least inspected and or replaced by 25k miles..
The cylinder heads valve springs limit the amount of cam lift to .510" and did not flow the greatest. A set of stock 2006 up cylinder heads would accept higher lift cams and did flow better than the earlier TC heads..
If maintenance was done properly at the correct intervals and the mileage is fairly low I would think that the asking price of $3995 is petty fair.. The Heritage was a pretty solid bike.. good luck.
Last edited by 98hotrodfatboy; Feb 3, 2026 at 01:54 AM.
The bike looks to be in very good shape.. How many miles? The early Twin Cams 88B motor had the better crank shaft that were less prone to runout issues along with the better left sideTimken bearing..A good foundation for a 95"or even a 98" bolt on big bore build.. But on the flip side is it's a counter shaft balanced motor with chains and guides that do wear out over time but should not be an issue for 50k miles depending on maintenance of the bike.. I could be wrong about the service interval and you will need to research that better..
The spring actuated timing chain adjusters wore out pretty quick and most should be at the least inspected and or replaced by 25k miles..
The cylinder heads valve springs limit the amount of cam lift to .510" and did not flow the greatest. A set of stock 2006 up cylinder heads would accept higher lift cams and did flow better than the earlier TC heads..
If maintenance was done properly at the correct intervals and the mileage is fairly low I would think that the asking price of $3995 is petty fair.. The Heritage was a pretty solid bike.. good luck.
big thanks this is super helpful. This bike is 11k miles
I would only add two things to 98hotrodfatboy's excellent summation....
It was considered smart to replace or upgrade those spring cam tensioner pads at around 20K to 25K miles. They, along with the silent cam chains that worn into them, were the big weak spot in those early engines.
Those engines are now 20 years old or more. IMHO, time also takes a toll on those early cam tensioner pads. Even though you are at 11K miles on that bike, I would address them sooner rather than later. If one of them should fail, it can be an expensive repair...
A couple years ago, I replaced them for a friend with an '04 and 20K miles. The pads were not badly worn, but had many pock-marked chips in the pad material, and seemed awfully brittle.
Also, while you are in the cam chest, the OEM INA brand caged bearings, the B-148 inner cam bearings, should be replaced with B-148 Koyo captive needle bearings... the B-148 caged bearing also had a few issues in those years.
But with a little preventative maintenance, it's a solid bike that will give years and miles of good service...
Last edited by hattitude; Feb 3, 2026 at 08:40 AM.
I have a 2000 Heritage with about 48k on it now and love it! If regular maintenance has been done, you got a smokin deal! That bike would go for about $5k near me in Western NY.
Don' disagree with any of the previous replies; however, and this is JMHO, if the motor is fuel injected, I would pass. The early MM EFI is difficult to tune, parts are very hard to find and tuners that know how to tune with that system are hard to find. Many that own the early MM EFI bikes are converting to carbs.
Don' disagree with any of the previous replies; however, and this is JMHO, if the motor is fuel injected, I would pass. The early MM EFI is difficult to tune, parts are very hard to find and tuners that know how to tune with that system are hard to find. Many that own the early MM EFI bikes are converting to carbs.
I had a 2000 Heritage. It ran really well. The only issues I ever had were,
when it was brand new, the turn signal module failed. Shortly before
I sold it, the Ign switch failed. I changed cams & tensioners etc when
it had around 9500 miles on it. The pads were about 1/3 worn.
Don' disagree with any of the previous replies; however, and this is JMHO, if the motor is fuel injected, I would pass. The early MM EFI is difficult to tune, parts are very hard to find and tuners that know how to tune with that system are hard to find. Many that own the early MM EFI bikes are converting to carbs.
Softails never came with the MM inj syst. The Delphi syst became
available on 01 Softails (02 on touring and Dyna's I believe.)
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