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if you are going to buy a project bike....and thats what a high milage bike will be....think about parts availability as a result of upgrades.....and think about using those parts to refresh your project bike.
so if you buy a twin cam 88 with 75k miles....look for parts that are take offs from folks that upgraded their 88's to 95's. You can scarf up the 88 parts dirt cheap and use them to refresh your bike.
ebay is a good source, and so are forum classifieds.
high wear items are cylinders, clutches, heads, etc
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