Looking at buying a 94 harley, question on the engine tho
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08-10-2009 | 04:14 PM
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Looking at buying a 94 harley, question on the engine tho
looking at buying a 1994 harley, here is the link for it. it has 35,000 miles, and curious what high miles on a harley is. I'll most likely be putting on 10,000 miles a year, and that being said, where do harleys start needing major maintaince with their engines, etc. http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/mcy/1292275805.html
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08-12-2009 | 08:28 PM
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08-13-2009 | 08:07 AM
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Old Evo's are a forever motor so long as they are maintained. You just get so many miles per dollar out of an Evo.
Here is an extreme example!:http://www.bikernet.com/bikebarn/Pag...sp?PageID=2633
My first thought when reading about Dave Zein was....I wonder what he is really gonna think of that 09' Road Glide compared to his simple simon FXRT?
Here is an extreme example!:http://www.bikernet.com/bikebarn/Pag...sp?PageID=2633
My first thought when reading about Dave Zein was....I wonder what he is really gonna think of that 09' Road Glide compared to his simple simon FXRT?
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08-13-2009 | 08:30 AM
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I like this deal so much that I gotta share it more!!
About the 1-Million Mile 1991 FXRT
Some little know facts about Zien’s FXRT and the wear and tear of a million miles. The bike has original fenders, gas tank, oil tank, triple tree, handlebars, primary and tranny case (the main shaft is original but the gears have all been replaced).
There is no kill switch on the bike (ok, for the newbie bikers, that’s the on/off switch)
No kickstand (he had to lean the bike on curbs, against trees, etc)
No neutral or oil lights, tachometer doesn’t work, no horn and the odometer worked but the speedometer arm was broken so he guessed at speeds.
He had the motor rebuilt 10 times, with a remanufactured motor being installed last October in Yuma, Arizona at Bobby’s Territorial Harley-Davidson. The bolts holding the lower cases together had metal fatigue and have tyme serts holding them in.
The bike utilizes a roach clip jumper cable system from battery to coil for hard to start cold mornings. It has as an auxiliary 6-gallon fuel cell with John Deere petcocks to increase mileage on his endurance rides. On one leg of this journey he ran 31,000 miles in 31 days for another record.
The transmission was overhauled three days before his last leg ride to Florida. Due to excessive pressure buildup, the primary was drilled and vented one week before the final leg journey. Although the bike has a kick peddle, Zien uses a Phillips screw driver, which he inserts into a hole drilled in his starter, to bring the beast to life.
The bike has seen 105 rear tires and 65 front tires, 17 stators, 9 seats and Zien has worn out 13 pairs of engineer boots while riding Suzanna Ala Sha-Luck A Lay Ya, the name he affectionately calls his bike. An old tradition with him, he also named his rifle Betsy-Sue, while serving in Vietnam with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. He even remembers the guns serial number, 549909. Like his gun, which he depended on for life, his bike kept him alive and vital.
About the 1-Million Mile 1991 FXRT
Some little know facts about Zien’s FXRT and the wear and tear of a million miles. The bike has original fenders, gas tank, oil tank, triple tree, handlebars, primary and tranny case (the main shaft is original but the gears have all been replaced).
There is no kill switch on the bike (ok, for the newbie bikers, that’s the on/off switch)
No kickstand (he had to lean the bike on curbs, against trees, etc)
No neutral or oil lights, tachometer doesn’t work, no horn and the odometer worked but the speedometer arm was broken so he guessed at speeds.
He had the motor rebuilt 10 times, with a remanufactured motor being installed last October in Yuma, Arizona at Bobby’s Territorial Harley-Davidson. The bolts holding the lower cases together had metal fatigue and have tyme serts holding them in.
The bike utilizes a roach clip jumper cable system from battery to coil for hard to start cold mornings. It has as an auxiliary 6-gallon fuel cell with John Deere petcocks to increase mileage on his endurance rides. On one leg of this journey he ran 31,000 miles in 31 days for another record.
The transmission was overhauled three days before his last leg ride to Florida. Due to excessive pressure buildup, the primary was drilled and vented one week before the final leg journey. Although the bike has a kick peddle, Zien uses a Phillips screw driver, which he inserts into a hole drilled in his starter, to bring the beast to life.
The bike has seen 105 rear tires and 65 front tires, 17 stators, 9 seats and Zien has worn out 13 pairs of engineer boots while riding Suzanna Ala Sha-Luck A Lay Ya, the name he affectionately calls his bike. An old tradition with him, he also named his rifle Betsy-Sue, while serving in Vietnam with L Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. He even remembers the guns serial number, 549909. Like his gun, which he depended on for life, his bike kept him alive and vital.
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