Down side to an 09 Road king?

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12-20-2016, 05:04 PM

hellonewman

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Bike is home and I love it! The colour pops in the sun and aside from a solo seat and losing the windshield thats all Im doing for now!

I want to move the horn, shakes like my washing machine with too many jeans in it.

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12-21-2016, 02:18 PM

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Not trying to cause any mud slinging just about to pull the trigger this week on my first road king and the one Im considering is an 09, was hoping to go in with my eyes a little wider open is all. I know they revised the frame and rear suspension, wider tire etc but are there any teething issues associated with sort of a new model? I looked at a new 2017 this week but the new engine concerns me based on threads here on this site. Im not stuck on an 09 but wanted something no older.

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35K miles, black and $11K canadian funds....Which is about $3 US funds....

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09 early model. they had to change the kickstand as it was from an 08 and a bit short, the bike leaned over a lot. other than that, I have 75000 miles and shes running great. I do take care of her maintenance wise, pamper and it pays off.

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12-21-2016, 08:48 PM

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Ride one first & make sure you can deal with the TBW. I can't, so I'll stick with my '07 & throttle cables.

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12-21-2016, 08:53 PM

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Ride one first & make sure you can deal with the TBW. I can't, so I'll stick with my '07 & throttle cables.

Already in my shop so its too late! I wanted an 09 up for the revised rear suspension and frame, 103" didn't hurt going with the 2011 I ended up with.

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