Best Year
08-07-2012, 08:53 PM
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: East Coast
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Best year: 1936 Arguably, the most beautiful bikes ever built.
2nd best year 2013
08-07-2012, 08:55 PM
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 1,879
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EdwardK
The year after I buy one.
First bike - 05 Nightrain then the 06 came out with the fat rear tire
Next bike - 08 Road King Classic then in 09 they updated the frame
Next bike - 11 Ultra Classic then on the 12's the 103 became standard
Wow, that's horrible luck.
08-07-2012, 10:01 PM
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Lancaster, Texas
Posts: 444
09...the start of the new frame.
08-07-2012, 10:49 PM
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: So Cal The Golden State
Posts: 3,364
2007 Street Gilde
Before we went over board with CARB
Tall final gearing
Because of the 5 gal tank and frame perfect street cruiser
08-07-2012, 10:54 PM
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Birch Bay, WA
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2012 TK-----yep, it's mine and beautiful
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08-08-2012, 11:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
EdwardK
The year after I buy one.
First bike - 05 Nightrain then the 06 came out with the fat rear tire
Next bike - 08 Road King Classic then in 09 they updated the frame
Next bike - 11 Ultra Classic then on the 12's the 103 became standard
This is awesome because it is true.
08-08-2012, 01:01 PM
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Victoria, Australia
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Best recent engine year - -2002 with the forged cranks and last year for timkens.
Best Frame year - 2009 touring frame introduction -- but other 09 issues such as the compensator and radio vibration induced damage from the handlebar fasteners drag it down somewhat....
08-08-2012, 01:08 PM
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Eastern NE
Posts: 24,948
FYI, change this to a "poll" and you can tally the results vs. scrolling thru pages of replies...JMO.
And...2009+ gets my vote...
08-08-2012, 04:19 PM
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06, not because they are perfect but because it seems to be the last year that bikes rolled out without some problem from the factory...but like everyone else, I am biased too
08-08-2012, 05:03 PM
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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It was the 1903, without that one the rest wold not have evolved. 'Nuff said!