advice on 2003 FLHT?
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advice on 2003 FLHT?
i am upgrading from a sportster to either an electra glide, road king, or heritage softail.
i found a 2003 FLHT for $10,800 that i'm going to take a look at tomorrow. it has 11,000 miles on it and from the pics i've seen looks mint. my question on this model is:
this seems like a really good deal to me, am i missing something? is there anything that is a problem with bikes from this year?
i've ridden a heritage and road king but never an electra glide, how does it compare?
i found a 2003 FLHT for $10,800 that i'm going to take a look at tomorrow. it has 11,000 miles on it and from the pics i've seen looks mint. my question on this model is:
this seems like a really good deal to me, am i missing something? is there anything that is a problem with bikes from this year?
i've ridden a heritage and road king but never an electra glide, how does it compare?
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sounds like a fair deal to me. 03 is a great year. i had the blue ultra and it was very sharp. traded it with 20k something miles and got much more than that on a trade. keep an eye on cam chain tensioners in another 5-10k miles and ride the hell out of it.
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10,800 sounds like a fair price for a well maintained 03.
Mines a 04 and wouldn't sell it for 14. The Standards
are just that, standard, no bells and whistles. My advice
would be to ride it, don't get caught up in buying do-dads.
Save the do-dad money, sell the bike later, then upgrade
with the 1,000's you saved in extra's.
Jim
Mines a 04 and wouldn't sell it for 14. The Standards
are just that, standard, no bells and whistles. My advice
would be to ride it, don't get caught up in buying do-dads.
Save the do-dad money, sell the bike later, then upgrade
with the 1,000's you saved in extra's.
Jim
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From: Sacramento
Is it injected or carb. The delphi injection works well on this year. The only weak link is the cam chain tensioners. Add a frame connector like the progressive link or the glide pro rear bushings and ride the crap out of this one. You can do anything to it.
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Mines an 03 Standard and I plan on keeping it a very long time. Check the tensioners every 20,000 miles or change it over to gear drive and you will be happy.
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i passed on it, the bike just didn't speak to me. also it was on its second owner and only came with a low profile seat. i always wonder how a bike changes hands so much in so few miles. it makes me worry it's a lemon.
the search continues i think i really want to find a deal on a road king so i'll hold out.
the search continues i think i really want to find a deal on a road king so i'll hold out.
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