Possible New Bike

Ok not junk...just unreliable...gotta spend a bunch of money on the engine, because why?? (underpowered or just keep breaking down).... spend more time wrenching than riding.... doesn't sound like they're very good...

A bolt in cam to wake them up doesn't cost a bunch of money, Evo cams are less expensive than TC cams

I think the list of problems with Evo's are a lot shorter than the list of problems with TC's

There are still a lot of problem free Evo's still on the road with well over 100,000 miles on them,lets hear from all the guys with the 100,000+ mile TC's that were problem free...if anyone keeps a bike that long anymore.

Had a guy here a couple of weeks ago with a stock '94 WG with only 90,000 miles on it, wanted to freshen it up with new rings and hone,(didn't need it, he just wanted to do it)repainted the engine too because it was fading...he pulled out of the garage and went straight to Laconia,a 3500-4000 mile round trip from here,never had one problem...guess he was just lucky

Seems like lately a lot of threads are turning into mine is better than yours type of thing.:fight::cussing: it's kind of sickening!!!uke: An't nothing wrong with a guy liking what he likes!! Some us like'm all..

I agree, if it has two wheels and an engine, just get on the friggen thing and ride. If you don't like someone's ride, keep it to yurself right?? I am just excited about having the opportunity to get another bike. I would buy a Honda, but I prefer Harley, there is no shame needed if one owns a Honda.. It is a motorcycle.

But here is the thing FLHT, this thread was started by me so it is about what I like. I am still in the EVO era by the way and the problems that I have had had are those that have been created by me or just PM stuff that I need to learn to keep better track of and fix myself, which by the way, I am learning more and more about everytime that I log onto this forum. All that matters about any purchase that anyone makes is this. As long as they are happy with what they decided on, that is all that matters. I have no experience with the TC other than short jaunts that I have taken on them so I cannot say which is better and what is not, and to tell the truth, I don't care. I all care about really is whether or not I like it and Hot Rider likes it. I also buy what is affordable. I may not be able to afford a brand new TC so I look for other satisfactory criteria.

It seemed to me you guys were putting down someone for looking at and older bike....

FLHT I think we'll have to agree to disagree

That is a lot of problems and low mileage to boot....would leave a sour taste in my mouth too...seems like he got a bad one...but I really think that case is an exception instead of the norm

I am just throwing possibilities out there. 2 of the three bikes that I have suggested have all been talked crap about like they are the biggest POS out there. I do appreciate all of the things that you bring to my attention, but it is you two that seem to be offended when I either choose to ignor it or choose to go a different way. A good example is with the the 05 Eglide. That is a nice bike and it is TC, nothing but slander for it.. Why? Because it doesn't have everything that your bike has? Have you ever thought that I may not want that stuff? By the way, I looked up the NADA on that bike and they are right on with the price. What, because I haven't come out and said, "YEP," you are right means that I am not listening to you? Cmon man.. I am a patient person with most things, but I do not have patients for making a hasty decision. That is what ends up costing the most money in my experiences.

Hey FLHT, if I didn't care what you guys thought, there would be no way in helll that I put it to discussion here on the forum...:gah:

had a couple of Evos, one was stroked, 89 inch kit..good power. I had a lot of trouble with it..probably not the bike's fault completely but all in all not a great experience. The other bike had cams pipes and a mikuni and aside from chewing up base gaskets it ran well. The twin cam seems a little stronger out of the box than the Evo in stock form. I've had to change out the cam chain tensioners at 40000 kilometers and it's something I'll have to change again..next time I'll do the upgrade. All I've done for performance upgrades for this bike was the 95 inch kit, stock cams, SE air cleaner and I've stayed with the stock mufflers. The bike is OK on it's own but pulling a trailer two up works it pretty hard. I'm not into noisy pipes any more so the new bikes all stuffed up make enough power for me. It would be harder to get the power and the quiet from an EVO. For a motor that pretty much saved Harley Davidson the EVO sure didn't get a lot of respect. The old guys on the shovels didn't think too much of us "RUBS" See no EVO Ride no EVO all that rot. I've moved off from a stroked 10.5-1 compression ratio EVO to a low compression big bore Twin cam and as much fun as the little stroker was, the Twin Cam is a lot easier to live with for my purpose

getting back on topic the electrics can, and have been, a bit of an issue on older touring bikes [Ultras] I've had some friend have some Electrical problems, one bike was just a lemon and now the early Twin Cams are 10 plus years old and a friend of mine is having some electrical gremlins with his. [his tensioners went and took his motor out at 70000 kilometers] As far as picking the right bike goes..ride a bunch of 'em and pick the one that gives you the biggest smile..you'll know.

agreed, not everyone likes the same thing that's why they make so many different models. Station wagon or sports car, it's your choice to make.

If you tour, or want to go on long rides and want to have more places to git yer bike serviced. There's nothin like having a new bike that if you break down , need help, a tire, oil change or whatever, there are Harley Dealerships set up all over the United States to help you.
If you have a Old EVO I don't think the dealerships are workin on them. They don't stock parts for them.
So figure out what is important to you and go in yer direction.
I've been riding since 64, owned Panheads, shovel heads and twin cams.
I've had Honda's, Yamaha's, Suzuki's and Kawasaki motorcycles.
I know that my 2011 Limited is the best riding and best runnin bike I've ever owned and I can take it into any HD dealership and they will warranty whatever problem I have and work on it if I break down away from Home, and they stock a lot of parts for it.:rant:

How about this??? How bout we stop the debate of which bike is better and which isn't. This bickering over such a stupid concept is not the reason why I started this thread. I started this thread so I can get feed back about the particular bike that I may be interested in buying, whatever it is, not to hear crap that it sucks and that it is a waste of time, and that this bike is better than that one.:rant::rant:

Can we do that??? PLEASE?????:gah::gah:

There was a dude that came into a Harley Shop I think it was in Alabama, he was trading his Twin cam in on a new bike. When the dealership seen it they was amazed.
He had 300,000 on his bike.
He traveled all year across the united states. He rode the northers states in the summer and the southers states in the winter.
He bought a extended maintenance and tire warranty plan on his bike.
Everything that had been done to his bike was on the Computer.
He didn't break down because of any sensor, fuel injector or computer problems.
His bike was completely Stock
And yes the Dealership wanted his bike to put on Display. I think HD in Winconson even had something to say to him.
The new bikes with TBW , fuel injected, and all ain't bad.
Look at your new cars and trucks. Does any of them not have any sensors on them, computes on them.
Technology is great as far as I'm concerned.:rant: