I'm looking at a 2003 Road King. It looks in great condition with under 10k miles.

Are there any issues that I should be looking for or anything bad that I should know?

 

10K probably not an issue, but cam tensioners go bad early and often on 03-07 models. HD sells an updated hydraulic tensioner kit with a better oil pump

 

Cam tensioners are the big one. Other than that it's a pretty good year. Carb or injection? Either is fine. I just love my carb so to me that is a plus. '06 was the last year for the carbs.

 

Yep...cam tensioners. As stated, 10k shouldn't be a problem, though. Shop & parts manuals are an absolute must...next to that, these forums are my primary source of info when advice is needed. I think the '03 is a great choice...the Motor Co. got plenty of practice building them that year!!

 

I had an 03 RKC and enjoyed 65K awesome trouble free miles. Cam tensioners as stated above, but I got 56K out of mine.

 

I guess the point on the tensioners is that you will have to do them eventually, personally I'd do it proactively vs trying to gamble on getting the most miles out and playing a high stakes game of chicken with your engine.

 

Good luck! hope you get a good one! Don't worry too much and forget to enjoy it if you get it! ; )

 

Thanks guys. It's a Road King Classic 100th Anniversary model.

I'm assuming it's injection as all of the reviews I've seen seem to suggest that the anniversary model was injected. I'll check.

Is the cam tensioner upgrade a kit or a culmination of several parts? I'll try to price it up beforehand and see if I can't barter a bit.

 

http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US

 

My bike had less than 900 miles on it last year when I bought it, and the fork seals were dried out & beginning to leak a bit.

Look at seals, gaskets, tires... anything that may have aged and become less pliable.