06 Road King with Stage IV
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06 Road King with Stage IV
Looking for y'alls opinion. I've been looking to buy a FLHR and was told to go '09 or newer cuz of the frame but I've been thinking since I've only ridden my Sporty would I even notice a difference? Here's why I'm asking, I found an '06 with stage IV, stretched bags and the bike looks and sound incredible. The asking price is $12k. What y'all think spend the extra for a stock '09 - '12 or not? The big thing (if it even is) is it's 5 speed but it is fuel injected. Thanks for you time and comments. Oh yeah it's got 36k miles on it.
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From: Sin City
You want to get into a tourer then you really should hold out for the 6th gear. In other words stage IV 06 tourer with only 5 gears would not make me want to pull the trigger. If you want a stage IV build then find one on a lighter bike and you will sure have more fun.
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From my experience owning both, if you spent considerable saddle time on an older frame bike and an 09 bike, yes you would notice a difference. If your jumping up from a sporty, any touring bike is going to feel like a great improvement. That RK is considerably cheaper than any 09 youre going to find, and it already has lots of $$$ worth of mods that it sounds like you like. If it hasnt been dogged for 6 years and is in good shape id say go for it. You can always add a tru-trak or similar stabilizer that will improve stability.
IMO the 5 speed is not a deal breaker whatsoever. It only saves you 300 rpm at 85 mph. Ill run 85mph 500+miles a day on my EG with no problems. I barely use 6th on my RG unless im doing 90+
IMO the 5 speed is not a deal breaker whatsoever. It only saves you 300 rpm at 85 mph. Ill run 85mph 500+miles a day on my EG with no problems. I barely use 6th on my RG unless im doing 90+
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From my experience owning both, if you spent considerable saddle time on an older frame bike and an 09 bike, yes you would notice a difference. If your jumping up from a sporty, any touring bike is going to feel like a great improvement. That RK is considerably cheaper than any 09 youre going to find, and it already has lots of $$$ worth of mods that it sounds like you like. If it hasnt been dogged for 6 years and is in good shape id say go for it. You can always add a tru-trak or similar stabilizer that will improve stability.
IMO the 5 speed is not a deal breaker whatsoever. It only saves you 300 rpm at 85 mph. Ill run 85mph 500+miles a day on my EG with no problems. I barely use 6th on my RG unless im doing 90+
IMO the 5 speed is not a deal breaker whatsoever. It only saves you 300 rpm at 85 mph. Ill run 85mph 500+miles a day on my EG with no problems. I barely use 6th on my RG unless im doing 90+
I've had 5 and 6 speeds. The 5 speed wouldn't be a deal breaker for me either.
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Looking for y'alls opinion. I've been looking to buy a FLHR and was told to go '09 or newer cuz of the frame but I've been thinking since I've only ridden my Sporty would I even notice a difference? Here's why I'm asking, I found an '06 with stage IV, stretched bags and the bike looks and sound incredible. The asking price is $12k. What y'all think spend the extra for a stock '09 - '12 or not? The big thing (if it even is) is it's 5 speed but it is fuel injected. Thanks for you time and comments. Oh yeah it's got 36k miles on it.
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From: Janesville
And it can't be any worse than the 07-later stock 6 speeds. They have problems with the IPB going out.
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Thanks everyone. I'm going to give it good look over and the dealer paperwork. They told me they did all the work there.
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My 06 EG cruises 75-80 mph smooth as glass. After adding the 21/18 combo the rpm's dropped just a little at cruising speeds, Because the rear tire is a bit taller then the oem tire is. I would say about 200 rpm give or take. So, the 5-speed works just fine.
