FatBoy ???
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Road Master
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FatBoy ???
Looking to purchase a used FatBoy and have a question about fuel. Is it better to buy a fuel injected bike vs carbureted bike? I have found a few locally on CL that are older and in my price range and the dealer has an '07 that is pretty nice and in my price range as well. Salesman told me that fuel injected was the way to go for my first bike. What do you guys/gals think? Thanks for the help!
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its kind of a personal preference. ppl who know alot about carbs tend to like them bc they can adjust them themselves. i went for FI. i'd make sure i looked around alot before i bought from a dealer. i bought my 09 with 11k mi, chrome rims and security package for $12k. the next day i went into the dealer to look around at stuff and they had an 07 with 16k mi and basically no extras for like $14.5k.
i have a thread from a couple weeks ago asking about fatboys and with what ppl told me i found that an 03-04 range for $7.5-8k was a pretty good deal, or $12k for an 08 or newer.
I went newer bc you get the six speed tranny, 96 ci engine. and i stayed away from the 07 bc of the offset tire rumors. Read alot of ppl who said they had 07s with no problems, but it was enough to scare me off.
E2A: here is the thread i started a couple weeks back
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...ed-or-new.html
i have a thread from a couple weeks ago asking about fatboys and with what ppl told me i found that an 03-04 range for $7.5-8k was a pretty good deal, or $12k for an 08 or newer.
I went newer bc you get the six speed tranny, 96 ci engine. and i stayed away from the 07 bc of the offset tire rumors. Read alot of ppl who said they had 07s with no problems, but it was enough to scare me off.
E2A: here is the thread i started a couple weeks back
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...ed-or-new.html
Last edited by GlockGuy; Jun 29, 2012 at 12:22 PM.
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Have an 07 Fatboy, LOVE IT.........don't even notice the offset.....can't be more then 3/8 inch.
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After 13 years of constantly having to screw around with 2 Holley dual pumpers in my boat, I won't buy a lawn mower with a carb.
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Thanks for the replies guys! I like the '07 at the dealer, but do realize there are better deals out there. I went on Cycle Trader and found an '01 with 8k on it for $10,500 OBO and others similar to that. I put a fully refundable deposit on the '07 but will continue to shop around Craigslist and Cycle Trader.
Thank you guys again for your help.
Thank you guys again for your help.
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i don't mean to be disrespectful ,
but you do not sound to confident about the bikes you are looking at ,
there isn't a problem with either carb or EFI ,everyone will have an opinion about which is best ,
but if you need to ask which one you should go for then you need the 07 from the dealer , they upgraded the efi on the 07 and later Harley's so you can do slip on mufflers and an free flow air filter without any need to do a fuel mod ,
you should also get some sort of warranty from the main dealer , (we get 12 months over here ) and friendly advice and mechanical support should you need it
it may be a little dearer , but that piece of mind has a price tag , it could work out cheaper in the long run
good luck and ride safe
but you do not sound to confident about the bikes you are looking at ,
there isn't a problem with either carb or EFI ,everyone will have an opinion about which is best ,
but if you need to ask which one you should go for then you need the 07 from the dealer , they upgraded the efi on the 07 and later Harley's so you can do slip on mufflers and an free flow air filter without any need to do a fuel mod ,
you should also get some sort of warranty from the main dealer , (we get 12 months over here ) and friendly advice and mechanical support should you need it
it may be a little dearer , but that piece of mind has a price tag , it could work out cheaper in the long run
good luck and ride safe
Last edited by MADDOG187; Jun 28, 2012 at 09:36 PM.
