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Going to look at a Dyna Wide Glide today, 26k miles on it, 4K pounds, don't know how many dollars that would be. Any thoughts or info would be appreciated.
 
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I had a 93 anniversary wide glide. Loved it. I eventually traded it in on a 2008 ultra classic so the wife could be more comfortable. I had 50k on mine when i traded it. Only issues I had were gaskets etc getting old and were seeping in a few spots. Other than that the EVO is a bullet proof engine.
 
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$4,986.00 U.S. dollars. Not a bad price if bike is in good condition.
 
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Depending on the condition and what your objectives for the bike are (project bike, original bike)....this sounds a good deal
 
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Base gaskets and cam bearing are weak points, otherwise it's a great engine. Expect over 100K trouble-free miles after putting in James base gaskets and Torrington cam bearing.
 
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26 k miles is nothing. You will be happy man riding it.
 
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Base gaskets and cam bearing are weak points, otherwise it's a great engine. Expect over 100K trouble-free miles after putting in James base gaskets and Torrington cam bearing.
This !
 
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Originally Posted by VicT
Going to look at a Dyna Wide Glide today, 26k miles on it, 4K pounds, don't know how many dollars that would be. Any thoughts or info would be appreciated.
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$4,986.00 U.S. dollars. Not a bad price if bike is in good condition.

From what I have heard of UK Harley prices, if the bike is in good shape that is a good deal.

Around here is would be $1,000-$1,500 cheaper, or at least that is all I would pay for it, but they probably would be asking $5k-$6k for it.
 
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I have a question for the OP. Are Harley's in general popular in your part of the world?. What I mean is, the bike is 27 years old, and some parts may be hard to obtain in your country. And if you know how to work on your bike yourself, that's a bonus. Here in the states most dealers don't want to work on anything that old. It's because the techs they hire are younger, and some weren't born when those bikes were in style. And the customer may not want to pay big money to fix everything it will needs, plus very few OEM parts are still available if any. Gasket leaks are mostly from age or not allowing the motor to warm up before riding them. I had a lifter wheel come apart on my '93 Ultra Classic. Messed up the whole motor, I had to do a reman- engine to get back on the road. You can get high miles out of those motors if you take care of it right. To me, I wouldn't pay almost 5k for it tho, it's real easy to get upside down in an old bike. But if you just can't live without it, enjoy the heck out of it.,,,
 
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I'm still trying to figure out what a "!993" year is?

JK, all good feedback (above) & that's extremely low mileage f/ that year bike. Let us know how it goes.
 


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