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Old Aug 12, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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Can you add ABS to a 09 King? Whats the cost and what's needed? Thanks in advance
 
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No, it has to come from the factory that way.
 
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No, it has to come from the factory that way.
Ya can to.......it would be stupid expensive but can be done,,,,,,you would be better off trading to bike with it installed.......


friend of mine just checked into it.........like $2800 to have it installed......
 
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Dealer told me 3500 to 4 grand, if they could do it, but they can't. libality issue.
 
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If your bike wasn't born with ABS, it's never gonna have it.
 
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As you can see...probably better/cheaper to trade-in/trade-up...
 
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Can be done, but nobody would do it. Way to expensive. Sell the bike and buy one with it
 
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You will not be able to get the parts from HD...Period! I tried in 2009 to have them added after I purchased a 2009 RKC.

The answer was No! from the dealerships and the factory....Maybe things have changed since then but I doubt it.

I was even willing to bring the bike back to the factory with only 1000 miles on it. So, I put 47k on the 2009 and just traded it in on a 2011 wth ABS.
 
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