I've been doing a little research on high mileage Harleys. I located a couple with over my mileage BUT with rebuilt engine, trans or some major work done. With the exception of cam bearings mine has never been opened up. My question is, does anyone out there compare to what I have shown above. I know they make a good product if you take care of it so if anyone could list there mileage we could compare notes on how long these engines will last. 1998 FLTR. Just returned from Texas and plan on an Idaho trip in a month. That's why the question "should I keep planning 4k mile trips or call it a day and upgrade"! tks tom

 

Sounds like your more qualified to answer this question than most. I have a hard time thinking you'll get much out of your current bike so why not keep it? Only reason I can see for something new if just because you want something new. And frankly that's a plenty good enough reason, but not the question your asking.

 

My 2009 Streetglide has 119,000 and not a single bolt on the engine has been touched. Just plugs and oil changes. I can’t get the inner primary bearing to last over 40,000 and I just replaced the trans with a low mileage used one rather than replace all the bearings. But overall it has been very dependable. I keep wondering how far the engine will go. So far it seems like new and doesn’t use oil unless I ride all day at 80. Most of-the other parts lasted 100,000 miles or are still original. I plan on continuing to ride cross country.

 

I don't know how much further it has gone or will go, but when I sold my '00 Road Glide, it had 120,000 miles on it, still running great. Gear drive cams at 57,000 miles, Stator at 87,000 miles, no other internal motor work, just oil & filters by the book.

 

I did some electrical work on an 03 Ultra that just had a new Moco engine put in it at 179,000

 

151 thousand, good to hear. I knew H-D had in in them...

 

131,888 miles lots of work done to it only thing not touched is bottom end. When that goes I'll probably send it out to darkhorse crank's if I catch it before totaly destroyed. Shutting for 1/4 million miles first.

 

131,000 troublefree miles on an 09 Ultra. At 119,000 I did install a Fuel Moto 107. The original pistons, rings, cylinders and cam chain tensioners looked like they could go another 119,000 at that point. All those miles were heavily loaded in temps as high as 117 deg and many traffic jams.

 

You guys ROCK! Hoping to get the same. Although only at 28k. Good to hear you're getting epic miles with epic adventures !

 

OP congratulations! Always nice to see someone really use and get their money's worth. I have a friend with almost as many miles on a 2009 Ultra but he did rebuild the motor and update to a 103 kit around 80K.

However i have the ultimate story for all you guys. Here is a link to a thread I started back in 2009. It does not get any better than this. I have lost touch with this guy adn my fear is he probably is not riding any longer.

Enjoy

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/gener...ing-miles.html