I'm looking at a 16 Street Bob with less than 5k on it. I own 2 Evo's, a 90 and a 94. This would be my first Twin Cam and my first fuel injected bike.
anything I should look out for? i know the early Twin Cams had tensioner issues. Don't know if they still do. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Todd

 

Honestly, the later twin cams are so damn good. Nothing really jumps out to me, especially when considering a low mile 2016. Tensioner issues not applicable here, that was in the 88” twin cam days. The FI may take a little getting used to for you, but I think you’ll appreciate it. As a carb guy, I wasn’t a fan at first but now dig it.

With only 5k miles, bike may still have the original 2015/2016 date code tires. Something to use to your advantage in negotiations.

 

Can't attest to the 16 Street Bob, but I have a 16 FLTRU and the 103 (HO) has been solid. When I installed the Man-O-War comp, the OEM tensioner was still good. I have no intention of ever selling the bike.

Best wishes.

 

A 2016 is going to have hydraulic cam chain tensioners. Not too much an issue, but the tensioner shoes still wear. With only 5k miles on the bike they are not of concern.

Buy it up. I love my 2014 Street bob. Not much if anything changed on the 14-17 street bobs since they got the 103 in 2014.

 

You should expect no issues with a 2016 twin cam. Engine mounts on a dyna when they get old can cause sloppy handling but are inexpensive to replace

 

Thanks for the replies!!! i may just pull the trigger. Looking forward to the 6spd transmission too!!!

 

Agree with all here. I have a '17 FXDB, never had a problem and don't expect any.

 

You should be fine if you never check the crank shaft run out

 

The crank problem is nothing to lose sleep over. If it was, there would be a lot more dead Harleys for sale. It's not like people are measuring runout at every oil change and selling them when they get sloppy.

Sometimes things happen...especially if you build a hot rod around a stock crank and beat on it every time you ride it.

 

Nah, I just checked mine last winter when I did my cam swap, don't remember what it was but it was perfectly fine.