I have a 2005 fatboy but the wife doesn't enjoy riding for long distances (maybe it could be the fact the fatboy has been lowered 2 inches front and back). I am looking for a twin cam ultra. Any suggestions? What years? How many miles is too many? Anything I should beware of?

 

This is a good time to look, with all the trade ins sitting at the dealers. Try to find one in the 1-3 yr old range with low miles but broken in (5000-20,000 would be good). You should be able to find one with the Stage 1 done already which will save you some money. I've seen some really excellant ultras on the showroom floors recently. You might even be able to find one with the SERT or PCIII already installed.

Good Luck

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I am not too worried about performance, thats what the fatboy is for!

I am looking at a few 2000 ultras with about 30000 miles. I am not a bank so cost is a big consideration. Every dollar I spend on the bagger is less money spent on fatboy stuff!

Anything I need to watch out for on model year 2000? I am in tight with a local dealer and they found me one coming in on trade.

 

I'm very happy with my 2000 Roadglide. It does have the old M&M EFI but I've never had any problems. I also had a 2000 Ultra before my Roadglide and loved it too. 30,000 miles is nothing. Go for it.

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Yep,
the rear cam bearings in all 99' and some 2000 twin cam engines will all fail eventually. You need to know that they have been changed or get them changed as soon as you buy the bike. If you don't fix it, it will fix you and it won't be cheap!

 

I heard there was issues with the early EFI, like 1995-1997 years. Is the 2000 the same system?

The cam bearing issue was a service camapign or something right? So I am hoping that was taken care of. This dealer is a small dealer and the service department is great. I am almost positve the trade I am going to be looking at was serviced there.

 

In the year model your looking for you might consider a carbed model. I know they are like dinosaurs but they are still making alot of noise on the highway. My RK is an FLHR 40000+ stil strong.

 

I wouldn't necessarily avoid buying an M-M bike. Mine has worked flawless even with the 95" kit. I did add a PCIII and had it tuned with a custom map by an experienced tuner when I tool it to 95". I understand (from the guy who tuned my bike) the Delphi system is much more flexible with higher performance builds. It sounds like you are keeping your Fatboy (nice ride BTW) as the hotrod and are going leave the Bagger fairly stock. Must be nice... lol

As for the cam bearings - My understanding is the MoCo extended the warranty on all 1999 and 2000 TC's to 5 years. I didn't think they would replace the cam bearings under warranty unless they failed. Someone please correct me if i'm wrong here. My point is, unless the cam bearings failed on the bike you are considering, it probably still has the original bearings and cam chain tensioners. If the deal comes together, I would recommend changing the cams to a gear drive set-up. There are numerous cams that would work very well in a stock 88" motor.

Good luck

BZ

 

There's a shop here (RI) with two nice 2003 Anniversary EG Classics. Both have 6500 miles and are in excellent condition. One is the "Gold Key" package. They are listed for $16, 400 & $16,700. I was looking at these rather than new, but decided to go the new route.

 

How about a switch to a Street Glide?