88 Softail Custom opinions please
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If you are going to ride at highway speed, be prepared for some vibrations, for some this was so annoying they moved to rubber mount (dyna/ultra) or even Japs, for some, this Vibration is the heart and soul of Harley.
TwinCams and sporties after 2004 all have no Vibs communicated to you either by rubber mounting or counterblancing the Engint.
Aside from this, Evo's are bullet proof Engines, older bikes are fun to own and work on.
TwinCams and sporties after 2004 all have no Vibs communicated to you either by rubber mounting or counterblancing the Engint.
Aside from this, Evo's are bullet proof Engines, older bikes are fun to own and work on.
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The guy i know that has it bought it from a man that has Plenty of money and several toys. He had it from new, kept it stock in a garage and rode it every once in a while....the guy that bought it from him doesn't have time to ride....
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I have an '89 Softail Custom that's pretty much original (the "Bar Bitch"). I bought it from a guy that told me it wasn't used much. Payed top dollar for it cuz it looked real clean. Ended up having quite a few issues with it. The guy I bought from was a motorcycle cop so I thought he probably kept up with it. WRONG.
A few things that needed attention were the inside ceiling of the gas tank rusted and sent all the sediment into the carb, the wiring was butchered by someone and it had to be rewired, needed a Stator cuz it wasn't charging, the tires were drying out, leaked oil.... etc.
Every time I sat on the damn thing I found something wrong with for a while. The most recent thing that needs attention is the rear swing arm bushings.
Friggin hated the bike and was pissed at myself for buying it without going through it better.
BUT, once I got it straightened out I started to really like the bike. There's pics in my albums.
A few things that needed attention were the inside ceiling of the gas tank rusted and sent all the sediment into the carb, the wiring was butchered by someone and it had to be rewired, needed a Stator cuz it wasn't charging, the tires were drying out, leaked oil.... etc.
Every time I sat on the damn thing I found something wrong with for a while. The most recent thing that needs attention is the rear swing arm bushings.
Friggin hated the bike and was pissed at myself for buying it without going through it better.
BUT, once I got it straightened out I started to really like the bike. There's pics in my albums.
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If you are going to ride at highway speed, be prepared for some vibrations, for some this was so annoying they moved to rubber mount (dyna/ultra) or even Japs, for some, this Vibration is the heart and soul of Harley.
TwinCams and sporties after 2004 all have no Vibs communicated to you either by rubber mounting or counterblancing the Engint.
Aside from this, Evo's are bullet proof Engines, older bikes are fun to own and work on.
TwinCams and sporties after 2004 all have no Vibs communicated to you either by rubber mounting or counterblancing the Engint.
Aside from this, Evo's are bullet proof Engines, older bikes are fun to own and work on.
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I have an '89 Softail Custom that's pretty much original (the "Bar Bitch"). I bought it from a guy that told me it wasn't used much. Payed top dollar for it cuz it looked real clean. Ended up having quite a few issues with it. The guy I bought from was a motorcycle cop so I thought he probably kept up with it. WRONG.
A few things that needed attention were the inside ceiling of the gas tank rusted and sent all the sediment into the carb, the wiring was butchered by someone and it had to be rewired, needed a Stator cuz it wasn't charging, the tires were drying out, leaked oil.... etc.
Every time I sat on the damn thing I found something wrong with for a while. The most recent thing that needs attention is the rear swing arm bushings.
Friggin hated the bike and was pissed at myself for buying it without going through it better.
BUT, once I got it straightened out I started to really like the bike. There's pics in my albums.
A few things that needed attention were the inside ceiling of the gas tank rusted and sent all the sediment into the carb, the wiring was butchered by someone and it had to be rewired, needed a Stator cuz it wasn't charging, the tires were drying out, leaked oil.... etc.
Every time I sat on the damn thing I found something wrong with for a while. The most recent thing that needs attention is the rear swing arm bushings.
Friggin hated the bike and was pissed at myself for buying it without going through it better.
BUT, once I got it straightened out I started to really like the bike. There's pics in my albums.
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Don't let anyone scare you about the "Vibe", it's a slight buzz in the handle bars. I expected a lot more when I first got one. Now the Softail Twinkies are smooth as silk, too smooth for me. So if you go from a twinkie to a evo you'll notice the vibe.
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Sorry, I'm distracted by the Olympics here, meant to say I had an 92 Evo FXR for a few years, and apart from the return spring in the gearbox breaking I had no trouble with it, and that was the year that Harley's went from the Torrington bearings to the Inla ones that were said to be crap.
The return spring in my '92 FXST broke too.
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