New guy..need advice
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New guy..need advice
Hello all. I'm a soon to be a 1st time Harley owner but I'm not new to bikes. I'm 34 years old, live in Houston TX and been on dirt bikes and quads since I was 11 and I've had street bikes since I was 20. I started out on cruisers but was in a major crash that crushed my pelvis (along with several other bones) and had to switch to crotch rockets so I could lean forward and get the weight off my lower back. Now that I'm good enough to sit upright again I'm ready for another cruiser but this time no more Japanese bikes! I want a Road Or Street Glide. I don't know much about Harley's so bare with me on my questions.
I was told that the road and street glides are the exact same bike from the neck back but when I sit on them it feels like the road glide leans me back more and feels more comfortable. Is there a difference in the rake? Maybe its the seat or bars but a street glide sits me closer to the tank and more upright.
So on to my question... The wife and I are saving to buy a house so I promised her I'd get a used bike so as to not screw up our debt to income ratio too much. I'm looking at 3 different road glides and I want to pick y'all's brains a bit on them.
The first question I have is how many trouble free miles can I expect from an HD motor? The 1st bike is a 2008 96ci with about 52,000 on the clock listed at the dealer for $13,995. I'm worried that this maybe at the downward slide off this motors life.
Bike #2 is a 2002 88ci motor with air box, pipes and stage one with 46,000 miles for $9995. How well does this motor hold up and what kind of power am I giving up my not going with a 96ci?
Bike #3 is a 2006 with 76,000 miles for $12995.
What do you guys think the pros and cons are from the 88ci to the 96? Is it really worth the extra 3 grand to go from a 2002 to a 2008 if they both have about the same 50,000 ish miles on them.
I was told that the road and street glides are the exact same bike from the neck back but when I sit on them it feels like the road glide leans me back more and feels more comfortable. Is there a difference in the rake? Maybe its the seat or bars but a street glide sits me closer to the tank and more upright.
So on to my question... The wife and I are saving to buy a house so I promised her I'd get a used bike so as to not screw up our debt to income ratio too much. I'm looking at 3 different road glides and I want to pick y'all's brains a bit on them.
The first question I have is how many trouble free miles can I expect from an HD motor? The 1st bike is a 2008 96ci with about 52,000 on the clock listed at the dealer for $13,995. I'm worried that this maybe at the downward slide off this motors life.
Bike #2 is a 2002 88ci motor with air box, pipes and stage one with 46,000 miles for $9995. How well does this motor hold up and what kind of power am I giving up my not going with a 96ci?
Bike #3 is a 2006 with 76,000 miles for $12995.
What do you guys think the pros and cons are from the 88ci to the 96? Is it really worth the extra 3 grand to go from a 2002 to a 2008 if they both have about the same 50,000 ish miles on them.
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