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Absolutely ... That's the way to look at it. Ride it 'til it won't go any more
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Road Warrior
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From: Arizona
well i talked to him and he will take $5000.00. tires dont have much wear left on them. question, is a 2000 Road-King a softail.
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From: NJ
Not a soft tail.
For what is worth, I bought my 2000 road King with 4450 miles for $5800 with a clean title, 1 owner bike about 3 months ago.
Came with a few extras at the time of purchase including helmets and HD leather chaps which I haven't used once.
Pic below from the day I brought her home.
I plan on keeping her until the wheels fall off, so I have spent about $1500 on her so far, new head pipes and slip ons, stage 1 air cleaner and a Power Comander V tuner plus a bunch of chrome.
For what is worth, I bought my 2000 road King with 4450 miles for $5800 with a clean title, 1 owner bike about 3 months ago.
Came with a few extras at the time of purchase including helmets and HD leather chaps which I haven't used once.
Pic below from the day I brought her home.
I plan on keeping her until the wheels fall off, so I have spent about $1500 on her so far, new head pipes and slip ons, stage 1 air cleaner and a Power Comander V tuner plus a bunch of chrome.
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From: Georgia
The RK is only a softtail in the sense that it has rear shocks.
It is NOT a Softtail, the model. The HD Softtail is a completely different bike from the RK. The RK is in the HD touring line which includes the ElectraGlide, RoadGlide and StreetGlide. All the touring bikes share a frame and engine/trans. The Softtails have a different frame and often a different engine/trans.
$5000 sounds high to me for a rebuikt bike although its only about 2/3 of KBB retail for a RK of that year in excellent condition in my area. Tires will likely run you around $300-$700 depending on the tires and what your shop charges for labor.
It is NOT a Softtail, the model. The HD Softtail is a completely different bike from the RK. The RK is in the HD touring line which includes the ElectraGlide, RoadGlide and StreetGlide. All the touring bikes share a frame and engine/trans. The Softtails have a different frame and often a different engine/trans.
$5000 sounds high to me for a rebuikt bike although its only about 2/3 of KBB retail for a RK of that year in excellent condition in my area. Tires will likely run you around $300-$700 depending on the tires and what your shop charges for labor.
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From: Cincinnati, Oh
Many times the insurance company will total a touring bike if there is any part of the frame slightly tweaked, like where the crash bar mounts in front...happens a lot. Usually the cross piece in between the front frame down tubes by the crash bar mount has a slight bend in the lip of the metal flange but doesn't effect the bike or it's handling; the lawyers dictate it be totaled.
Value is subjective to each individual.
Value is subjective to each individual.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Knoxville TN
I've owned a "totaled...rebuilt title" Road King for almost 8 years. If you are into buying it and then reselling it some time real soon then you probably will get less on the resale side of it.
I could have ridden my "totaled" bike home when I purchased it. You'd be surprised just how little it takes to cause an insurance company to bale out on it. Here is the deal on the engine guard damage...and mine had it too. When a FLH goes down it will always twist the motor guard. What it does at the frame is tweak the little tab on the down tubes where the middle bolt fastens to it. The insurance company (mine was handled by State Farm on the original owner) sees that as having frame damage and therefore usually leads it to be totaled out. Mine only had a minimal amount of flex in it. If the paint around the damaged area isn't all wrinkled up showing an abundance of flex and stress, then you're good to go. My bike had the windshield plastic scuffed, brake pedal twisted (which I straightened), the gas tank had a dent where the driving light came off and smacked it, and the rear saddlebag guard was rashed. I fixed the tank and bought the engine guard. Out of pocket...was less than $200.
There are deals to be had for sure. But the best thing is to decide just how long you intend to keep it. Hope that helps ya!
I could have ridden my "totaled" bike home when I purchased it. You'd be surprised just how little it takes to cause an insurance company to bale out on it. Here is the deal on the engine guard damage...and mine had it too. When a FLH goes down it will always twist the motor guard. What it does at the frame is tweak the little tab on the down tubes where the middle bolt fastens to it. The insurance company (mine was handled by State Farm on the original owner) sees that as having frame damage and therefore usually leads it to be totaled out. Mine only had a minimal amount of flex in it. If the paint around the damaged area isn't all wrinkled up showing an abundance of flex and stress, then you're good to go. My bike had the windshield plastic scuffed, brake pedal twisted (which I straightened), the gas tank had a dent where the driving light came off and smacked it, and the rear saddlebag guard was rashed. I fixed the tank and bought the engine guard. Out of pocket...was less than $200.
There are deals to be had for sure. But the best thing is to decide just how long you intend to keep it. Hope that helps ya!
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From: Arizona
sounds good revelator. its up for auction with a $5500.0 reserve but he doesnt think it will make it. told me he would sell it to me for $5000.00. state farm says as long as it looks good they have no problem insuring it with full coverage. auction is up Sunday.
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Something doesn't sound right to me.
A damaged engine guard should never be enough to total a bike. I know that the guard bolts to the frame so maybe it was totaled because the guard bent the frame.
If you're serious about the bike then my suggestion is to take it to a HD dealer or a different indy and have the bike completely checked out from a safety standards point.
A damaged engine guard should never be enough to total a bike. I know that the guard bolts to the frame so maybe it was totaled because the guard bent the frame.
If you're serious about the bike then my suggestion is to take it to a HD dealer or a different indy and have the bike completely checked out from a safety standards point.