1996 RK - opinions
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1996 RK - opinions
Saw a 1996 RK for sale, one owner, 11k miles(didn't ride it much). It is fuel injected. Asking price is $7500 but I could probably get it less in this economy. This not a replacement bike just a nice bike at a good price for daily riding.
Pros - cons...this is the best forum for answers. Thanks in advance.
Pros - cons...this is the best forum for answers. Thanks in advance.
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If there is nothing wrong with it, you will get your money's worth with that bike. I had a 96 Evo softail with carb. Very strong and reliable engine and 5 speed trans. Go for it.
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Like JohnScrip, I adored my '96 RK (carbed) and rode it through 33 states and over 100k miles. I had very little trouble and it never stranded me anywhere, except once for a flat tire I couldn't repair, and the heads were never removed on that bike. Not even the base gaskets, a common malady for Evos, ever leaked or were ever replaced.
I can't pass up the opportunity to post a photo of "Old Blue" in touring trim, who is making his present owner very happy, now with 120k miles on the clock.
I can't pass up the opportunity to post a photo of "Old Blue" in touring trim, who is making his present owner very happy, now with 120k miles on the clock.
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Sounds like a deal...
I'm in the market for a Road King right now and although I was looking for a 99-04 Twin Cam, my dealer told me they had a 96 King out back that they had to sell at wholesale because of a title issue. They took the bike in trade over state lines and it didn't have a title. I don't need a title in my state so it would work. Long story short, its a 96 Road King Standard, fuel injected, vivid black, with 31,000 miles on it.
The problem is that the dealer won't budge off the $7,000 price tag, and that's without a warranty or anything. The bike needs some work to get it in operating order like a new seat, windshield, handlebars and cables (its got big apes on it) and a good tune-up and service, but I figured if I could get it cheaper, it might be worth the "risk" of an EVO approaching the 45,000 mile range, which seems to be the high water mark for most of the EVOs.
Now I've got a 92 Dyna and its got 36,000 miles on it so I'm not worried about it too much, but when a TC can run for 100,000 relatively problem free, I'm wondering if this bike is worth it. So for now anyway, I've left it as an option on the table but for $7000 I'm not chomping at the bit.
Yours sounds like a deal. I'd go for it with such low miles and if its been well maintained, its added peace of mind.
The problem is that the dealer won't budge off the $7,000 price tag, and that's without a warranty or anything. The bike needs some work to get it in operating order like a new seat, windshield, handlebars and cables (its got big apes on it) and a good tune-up and service, but I figured if I could get it cheaper, it might be worth the "risk" of an EVO approaching the 45,000 mile range, which seems to be the high water mark for most of the EVOs.
Now I've got a 92 Dyna and its got 36,000 miles on it so I'm not worried about it too much, but when a TC can run for 100,000 relatively problem free, I'm wondering if this bike is worth it. So for now anyway, I've left it as an option on the table but for $7000 I'm not chomping at the bit.
Yours sounds like a deal. I'd go for it with such low miles and if its been well maintained, its added peace of mind.
