new rider. what do i need?
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2002 Road King with 26 k miles, in Cleveland, OH. $9900
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If you have money for a motor you have money to find something with lower mileage. I'd buy the manual straight from Harley. I'd guess an RK to be a great choice, but don't take mine or anyone elses advice. Go take some test rides.
Welcome to the forum!
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From: Central PA
Welcome from WI!! 80k miles are pretty high, what about going with something a little newer with lower miles? Don't get me wrong, I would never talk anybody out of a bike, but wow, that's a lot of miles!! I was looking at one with 56K and finally decided against it. Two weeks later, I found a bike the same year with 1/10th of the miles for a thousand miles more. Hell of a trade off, if you ask me!! Granted, the one I bought is mostly stock, but tinkering and adding parts and making it your own is half the fun, right? Good luck!!
I'm honestly not sure if its a Good deal or not at $7,000. But its the only bike I've seen that I liked as is for under $10k and wouldn't need to dump more money into to make it what I want. I read somewhere I could get the whole motor factory rebuilt for about $3500 and I'm guessing it would cost a lot more than that to personalize another bike. Am I wrong in thinking that? I see it as spending $10k for a bike i love vs spending $10k on a fresh bike that i either have to learn to like or spend another $5k to personalize to like.
I have seen a few dynas I liked but with my size I'm not sure I'd be comfortable and would look funny on a smaller bike. I'm a bit worried about that and its definatly influenced my tastes. For instance I love the look of the orange xl883r roadsters but I'm not sure it would have enough power and pretty sure I'd look like a pittbull ****in a squirrel riding it.
I have seen a few dynas I liked but with my size I'm not sure I'd be comfortable and would look funny on a smaller bike. I'm a bit worried about that and its definatly influenced my tastes. For instance I love the look of the orange xl883r roadsters but I'm not sure it would have enough power and pretty sure I'd look like a pittbull ****in a squirrel riding it.
Welcome From cold A** Ohio . Check out craigslist cleveland alot of decent deals on dyna's soft tails and other big twins up here right now
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i've narrowed it down a good bit 
i just sent an email to a local craigslist add on a 03 road king waiting to hear back on mialage and such, if its low miles it will probably be the one
if i dont hear back on the road king in the next day or two or if its high mileage i think im putting a deposit on a pristine 03 fatboy i found about 3hrs away. its got 27,000 miles with lots of chrome and add ons for about $8500 after taxes and all that.
also if anyones got any recomendations for quality affordable riding jackets (for big guys) or boots. i dont care if it isnt a hd item or is an off brand as long as its quality. i'd also love to hear of some affordable dot approved helmets that wont break the bank or make me look like some kind of weirdo. im open to just about any style at this point. i've only ever ridden with motocross style helmets up to this point and never tried anything else.
i just sent an email to a local craigslist add on a 03 road king waiting to hear back on mialage and such, if its low miles it will probably be the one
if i dont hear back on the road king in the next day or two or if its high mileage i think im putting a deposit on a pristine 03 fatboy i found about 3hrs away. its got 27,000 miles with lots of chrome and add ons for about $8500 after taxes and all that.
also if anyones got any recomendations for quality affordable riding jackets (for big guys) or boots. i dont care if it isnt a hd item or is an off brand as long as its quality. i'd also love to hear of some affordable dot approved helmets that wont break the bank or make me look like some kind of weirdo. im open to just about any style at this point. i've only ever ridden with motocross style helmets up to this point and never tried anything else.
Last edited by The Outlaw; Jan 27, 2013 at 01:01 AM.