I was out and about this weekend and saw a two tone blue and silver 1996 Ultra Classic for sale. The owner is in his 60's and he bought it new and no longer rides. The bike looks like it just came off the show room floor and was always in a temperature controlled garage. It does not have a scratch or blemish and he just put new tires on it last year and it has 12,000 miles on it. He wants 10 grand and will not budge on the price. I think it is worth the money due to the condition so what do you think? Is that to much money for the bike. Thanks for opinions.

 

For being in that good of condition, I would say yes, it is probably worth it. There are many that will say no, looking strictly at book price. They haven't seen it, you have. It you are satisfied with it, go for it.

 

I'd stay away at that price. There's more to a bikes "condition" than miles. It's all 12 - 13 years old. Seals, gaskets,drive belt,etc., everything is aged. But it's your $$$, do what you think is best.

 

Those EVOs will go a lot of miles.If you think its worth it go for it.Not the best EFI system but my 97 Roadking is still going strong.

 

YES!!!! I had a 97 Ultra and had 90,000 trouble free, happy miles on it before a Soccer Mom in a big SUV helped me total it out on 10-15-01. I really loved that bike!! I would buy the bike that you are looking at in a minute and love every mile I could put on it! Hope this helps ya.

 

I would say if its in that good of condition go for it, if you are happy with the price then thats all that matters.

 

Kelly Blue Book Retail side lists a 96 UC for 9815.00

KBB Trade In side lists a 96 UC for 7190.00

"IF" he's been starting it ocasional and letting it get up to normal operating temp's. The seals / gaskets etc etc as others have mentioned would probably be OK ..

If I had 10G's ... I'd be looking for something newer..

my 0.05

99%r

 

I was in a similar situation 4 years ago. I ended up buying a 1999 Heritage Softail Classic from an older gentlemen that had gone through colon cancer. The bike was nice and clean, and only had 6800 miles. It was 5 years old at the time. The original owner had not ridden the bike but only a couple times the last 2 years before I got my hands on it. I started riding it and put about 3,000 miles on it before the rocker box gaskets **** out on me. Just thought I'd let you know that I'm sure what the guys are saying is true, the gaskets dry up and rot out.

 

If it's as pristine as you say, you probably aren't going to go too far wrong. But you need to be careful on bikes that have just been sitting. You can find some pretty nice newer Ultras (especially in the winter coming up) with very low mileage in the 12-13K range. This economy is for buyers, NOT sellers. Unless you really have a love affair going with it, I'd shop some more. For a couple of thousand more you can get a 5-6 year newer bike. JMHO. Good Luck

 

Thanks for all the comments. I think after reading everyones opinions I'm going to do some more shopping around and add two or three grand and look for a newer bike.