Anything to be afraid of? Things to check in its maintenance history?
It's been Dynoed and remapped with K&N intake and Supertrapp exhausts.
Guy's asking $6500.
Thanks.
Anything to be afraid of? Things to check in its maintenance history?
It's been Dynoed and remapped with K&N intake and Supertrapp exhausts.
Guy's asking $6500.
Thanks.
What year?
Isn't that about time for a refresh? Still seems like an ok price if the rest of it is ok
2005.
Cam chain tensioners are a biggie on that era/year. Stock is spring loaded and they do self-destruct. With that many miles, they should have been replaced and hopefully upgraded. Look for documentation on it, otherwise anticipate doing the job yourself.
Beyond that, it's pretty much generic motor vehicle stuff.
Piddly things to watch and be aware of: Front motor mounts tend to self destruct and need replacing every few years, stock shocks have probably lost their oil and don't work right, drive belts that are left loose can snap, swing arm can be loose in its bushings.
My 04 has about 56k on it, and I wouldn't hesitate to take it cross country right now.
If you're lucky the owner kept the original exhaust, so you can swap it back on.
Inner cam bearings. Forgot that. They aren't as good as they should be. If you go into the engine for the cam chain tensioners, the cam bearings should be changed also. Again, likely already done and the owner can document it, or at least claim to have done it.
Cam tensioner will go at some point along with a few other smaller items.
If you ride a 09+ in the touring chassis like the road king you will not buy a 06 I can promise you that. 8-9K can get you a lower mile 09+ at least out here in the winter.
All of what's been said is spot-on, but I gotta agree with weary, here. The '09+ is a much better bike. One of the biggest improvements is the rear swingarm set up; it's lost the wallowy feel that earlier bikes had.
Are you looking for a Road King specifically or just a nice big cruiser to tool around?
As the casual rider season ends here in the great north the sales will get better. I don't follow HD prices but I see them littering front yards around here adorned with for sale signs every fall. In fact, it's started already. There are a few in any direction from my house. With no shortage of < 5k mile bar-hoppers to choose from I'd not be bothering with one having real mileage on it at all.
In reply to G. P. Snorklewacker:
Yup. I saw a guy riding yesterday with a For Sale sign wedged onto the handle bars.
Amusingly, Fall is when one of my friends actually starts riding his (trail) bike. Spring and Summer is bicycle season (he owns a bike shop).
G. P. Snorklewacker wrote: Are you looking for a Road King specifically or just a nice big cruiser to tool around?
I don't know. Every time I hop on the LT the battery is dead even though I went for an expensive lithium battery. This seems to be a theme with all the BMW bikes I've owned, YMMV.
I was hoping that once retired the Bride and I would do more cross country type riding, so far it isn't happening.
I have an R-90 that's shiny and nice to ride but it doesn't hold two, I also have a KZ-650 project. Maybe a big boring Japanese cruiser will fill the occasional two up need with minimal maintenance, while the R-90 satisfies the need for sporty riding with friends.
Dan
I thought you bought a big BMW K bike?
In reply to 914Driver:
Perhaps an on-board battery tender is in order? 
GRTech: I did, a K 1200 LT.
Ian: The battery manufacturer says to hit it with a big zap rather than a tender.
Harley has a rental program, where for something like $150 you can rent a Road King or other model of your choice.
You two might want to take a day and sit on a few, test ride a few, and then rent one for a weekend.
Then you will far better know if the likes of a Road King, or other Harley, are what you want.
^Do this. 
If you're not married to the bar and shield but just want a big touring bike, look at Goldwings.
You can buy a lot of Goldwing for $6k and be faster, quieter and more reliable.
I like a touring bike that doesn't spend the day beating me up, 'wings are smooth and quiet. Road Kings are anything but.
Goldwing just screams "old retired guy with no taste in motorcycle style". And I know they are good bikes, but for what they cost you'd think they would look a lot less like a fiberglass Transformer.
In reply to ddavidv:
Road Glide, then. A bit more protection than a Road King.
In reply to ddavidv:
Sorry, my 'wing is a 4 cylinder, it still looks like a motorcycle.
Trans_Maro wrote: Road Kings are anything but.
Disagree. With the stock muffler, a Road King is extremely quiet. They ride on the same shocks as a GoldWing.
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