Greetings,
Experienced touring riders please give me your opinions...

I am new to the touring world, long time rider but no long distance stuff.

I have decided on a electra glide ultra classic, and have found one i love at the local dealer. Am ready to pull the trigger on it but am a bit nervous about one thing.... It is a 2007 and it has 88k miles on it. I guess that is not too far off for its age, super clean and the dealership assures me it is real solid. They claim they went thru it and all it needed was a primary tensioner which they did. They gave me a good price on a 2 year Zurich warranty plan and the negotiated sale price is 3k under retail book, but....

88k.... That makes me nervous. Havnt seen many clean bikes that fit the bill as well as this and at this good of a price...

So my question is simply this.... Would you consider buying a bike with that milage if it otherwise is THE bike. Is a guy looking at a rebuild at 100k?

Thanks for the input!

 

if your mechanically apt doing your own labor and troubleshooting it may work out,but at that milage a few things can start going wrong.it just depends on price it would have to be a great deal for me,lots of lower milage used bikes out there.

 

I did 8000 miles on my 1995 Evo in 2010. I left home at 73,000

I spent enough time calculating the costs of repairs on the road/hotel/missed plans/ etc.

Unless I break down close enough to home for my wife to come get us with the truck...it's gonna cost.

By the time I got home I had decided a new(er) model was in order.

Piece of mind has a price.


The 88K mileage on the drivetrain is part of it, but also the chassis must be showing wear.


I am critical of 3rd party warranties. The exclusions are onerous and you need to read over the contract carefully ( most contracts are only available to read at the time of purchase and after you get home).
Neither the Dealer or HD is behind the warranty, just selling it and taking a percentage.

Mike

 

My opinion 88 k would be a deal breaker for me. Jmo.

 

This post is along the same line of thought as my view.

If you can do, and want to do, any and all of the mechanical repairs should they arise, go for it.

If you have to pay for mechanical repairs, I'd pass.

 

Depends on the price....If it was me I would look around. There are a lot a good deals with lower miles out there.

 

Sounds to me like previous owner spent almost of the time on the highway. Have seen bikes with over 200k on them without any motor work. Course those are older bikes but if the price is right go for it. Buncha miles fo sho but look around more if you are not 100% on this bike.

 

If I knew the previous owner, and the bike is priced well below retail, yes I'd go for it. Buying from a dealer, I'd like to see what they gave for the trade. Personally I think I'd shop around for one with about 50k less miles, there are plenty out there.

 

I agree wirh 2black1s and mike......pass

 

no way