I am going to look at an 07 Road king on Sunday, it is Black Cherry pearl with 61000 miles on it. The dealership did a lot of work after taking it in on trade and the bike looks really nice. They rebuilt the tranny, new clutch, new SE compensator, new clutch and throttle cables, new wiring to all front lights and new lights, new rear brake calipers and brakes, all fluids changed and new starter. Apparently the previous owner had hard bags and a fairing and he wired in a stereo and butchered the wires, thats why the new wires up front. Fairing is gone and so are hard bags, they put Road King hard leather ones on. I am currently on a 07 FXD, seen in my sig. and want to upgrade to something a little more stable and comfortable for longer rides. The ask on this bike is $8995. Should I be afraid of 61000 miles? i know the compensator is a big issue on the 07 through 12 motors, just replaced mine. Anything else I should look for? any opinions are welcome and I know, if I like it, get it but the 61000 miles do scare me a little. scratches on the left side of the tank are the only issues cosmetically.
I wouldn't let the mileage be the thing that scares you away. No mention of the cam shoes getting looked at? I know they're the hydraulic style but at 61k probably deserve a look. I'd be thinking about all the work they had to do to this bike to get it back to being sellable...seems like the po didn't have the money to keep the bike up...which would make me worry about what kind of maintenance was done on the bike over its lifetime. Not to mention the price seems a little steep. Good luck either way
Last edited by Screamin beagle; 07-28-2017 at 08:05 PM.
I wouldn't let the mileage be the thing that scares you away. No mention of the cam shoes getting looked at? I know they're the hydraulic style but at 61k probably deserve a look. I'd be thinking about all the work they had to do to this bike to get it back to being sellable...seems like the po didn't have the money to keep the bike up...which would make me worry about what kind of maintenance was done on the bike over its lifetime. Not to mention the price seems a little steep. Good luck either way
I thought about all that to, not sure the P O took very good care of it for all that to need done. Not many dealers I trust but the one that has this bike has always been up front and the mechanics all claim they would ride the bike anywhere now, motor is strong apparently.
Well, that was a disappointment. I went to the dealer and took this bike for a test ride. Immediately noticed the handlebars were bent, my right hand was about 1 inch closer to me than my left. Bike started right up, motor moved around a lot but didn't think much until I went out on the road. If I pulled the clutch in and let the bike coast, the front end bounced around pretty good, it you gave her just a little gas, no bounce. Got back and checked the front motor mount and it appeared shot. when I asked about these two things, I was told the dealership "was done" with this bike and they were not doing anything else to it, if I wanted to buy it, they would fix it, at my cost. With that and a lowball offer on my FXD and a refusal to lower the asking price, I rode home on my FXD. The search will continue, thanks for your input guys.
Dealer has a lotta nerve selling a POS like that. AND, by saying they were "done with it", I wouldn't even consider buying a spark plug from them.
I've said it before & I'll say it again...never EVER buy "used" from a dealer. Always buy lo-mile mint from a private party, and you can prolly get THAT for close to the same price.
Also, I was suspicious about the RK Custom leather bags...They prolly replaced them 'cause it was easier to order leather bags instead of "paint to match" hard bags that were prolly destroyed when the PO dumped the biotch.
Don't consider it a disappointment. Consider it your lucky day.
theres a lot of great deals out there.
friend of mine just picked up an 07 ultra limited 22k miles po totally built the crap out of it. every detail,went through the engine, new crank like he was reading the forum all day. no detail over looked. $8500
started looking on monday and bought it on friday
Last edited by voodoodrug; 08-04-2017 at 12:02 AM.
Well, that was a disappointment. I went to the dealer and took this bike for a test ride. Immediately noticed the handlebars were bent, my right hand was about 1 inch closer to me than my left. Bike started right up, motor moved around a lot but didn't think much until I went out on the road. If I pulled the clutch in and let the bike coast, the front end bounced around pretty good, it you gave her just a little gas, no bounce. Got back and checked the front motor mount and it appeared shot. when I asked about these two things, I was told the dealership "was done" with this bike and they were not doing anything else to it, if I wanted to buy it, they would fix it, at my cost. With that and a lowball offer on my FXD and a refusal to lower the asking price, I rode home on my FXD. The search will continue, thanks for your input guys.
With all that fixing they did to it, be thankful I think you dodged a bullet there
07-28-2017, 07:55 PM
07 Road King questions and opinions
