Buying My First Harley
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- Headed out-of-town to pick up this nice bike for a really good offer. Stay tuned for the upgrade engine build and eventually, decking it out. Should make for a great bike.
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In my opinion the heritage is about perfect. For me anyways. Small enough it is easy to handle but big enough to tour.
I like the style of these bikes. It's a real version of the V-Star I have. Quick, nimble and able to cruise easily get down the highway.
Nice clean bike. The Heritage is a beautiful classic looking bike that are comfortable and handle nice. Looks like a good buy
Thanks, it won't look like this for long. I've got a lot of parts ordered for it and have started to make changes.
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Happy trails, Cowpoke
excited to see videos with the harley. Congrats on your purchase!
Congratulations!
Ride it and make it your own.
That is the exact bike I bought in 2019, it is the same color too I bought it from the original owner. 2004, 1700 miles, I really got a good deal. I replaced the tires and last year did some more upgrades.
LOL, I went at this in reverse order. I had a nearly new 01 Heritage Softail and sold it and later on bought an 05 V-Star 650 classic which looks a lot like a Heritage. I kept the V-Star for close to 10 years and then a friend told me about a Yamaha Stratoliner. I wound up buying a Stratoliner a little over a year ago and now I own 2 of them. You can hop that Harley up quite a bit but, it probably won't run with the newest 114 cubic inch Harley. The Stratoliner is also 114 cubic inch and they have been around since 2006. It runs right up there with Harley's latest and greatest.
I'm not trying to be the fastest, I want the loudest and the best sounding. I love the sound of these 88's with huge cams.
Congrats thats a beautiful bike. Stay safe out there and enjoy the road
Thank you
Make those saddlebags look great with "Got Saggy Bags" Ive used their kit on several bikes and what a difference.
The leather is stiff, the inside braces are busted. I'm either gonna replace them with new leathers or extended hard boxes. I like leathers on a bike.
That's one nice bike you got yourself. I had an 88 Heritage brand new in 1988, i used it as my commuting bike into central London everyday, took it across east and west Canada,
took it coast to coast both ways in the US and went to Sturgis 90th on it. She never missed a beat.
I had shovelhead Electra Glide bars put on it [sorry , not a fan of ape hangers ]. My biggest regret in life to date was selling it !....enjoy the ride.
Thanks. Not a fan of riding with apes either. Sounds like you have a lot of stories to tell. This is only my second year of having a cruiser, but me and my daughter are doings this together and we will have our own stories.
You can't go wrong with the Heritage ! safe travels.
Congratulations! Bought my first Harley April of last year. Still ride my Honda ST1300 for work. The amount you can spend on one seems endless. Enjoy!!
Thanks. Time well spent and worth it.
Nice looking bike. I have a 2019 Heritage Softail Classic. I really like it and have had several accessories and mods added to it. Looks like all you need to do to it is replace the tires and do a fluid flush. I use Amsoil to replace all the fluids. Amsoil is a little bit more expensive than the other competitors, but it's number one for engine performance and protection. Enjoy your bike!
Thank You. I just installed a front tire, I'll need to do the rear one, cause they rode the bike dogtailing for a while. It's full tread on one side and quarter tread on the other. I just did the 3 hole change with HD Primary and Trans fluid, but it's Lucas Oil for me.
Tribodyn is pretty good too
I'm a Dapper Dan man, myself!
I like watching how folks deal man! Great video. 88 had alot of cam tensioner issues and the compensators in those years werent great. But those are easy fixes.
This will get a whole new top end, going to the hydraulic tensioner or may do away with the cam tensioner and do a gear drive.
@BlacktopRider .....hey man, u can only do a gear drive if you have zero crank run out .....make sure u have someone that knows what their doing as far as checking that. You need a dial indicator for that.
@@BlacktopRiderboth sides need to be measured splined in primary and pinion shaft in cam chest..not to mention you need to do that to the gear drive as well at 4 points so gears mesh correctly. I recommend the s.e. hydro cam plate and adj pushrods. I worked on a bike for a couple years and she had 227k miles on it before it went out.
@@usmcdoc2512 thank you. This is the kit I'm thinking of using..www.denniskirk.com/s-and-s-cycle/100-in-black-power-package-big-bore-kit-for-chain-drive-330-0664.p1401573.prd/1401573.sku
@@BlacktopRider .585 is a big cam. Your gonna need to swap the valve springs
Your first Harley, must be exciting, Best of luck with it. Peace.
It is, thanks
I say for a salvage bike, that's most certainly a win.
I don't buy any vehicles new and only pay minimum amounts for anything, especially when I'm going to tear into it and work on them.
Congrats man. My first heavy bike was a V-Star too :-) Well over here its called XVS 1300A Midnight Star. And I am also looking into Heritage Classic. Love the look of the Heritage Classic.
My vstar was only the 650. I do like the way the softail rides. Though my new heritage no longer looks like a heritage, it is now fully custom. You should check out some of my new videos.
@@BlacktopRider I have seen all the videos you have on the harley build. Waiting for the next one :-)
I had to LOL when you hit the starter button when it was running, because I did the exact same thing when I was checking out my first Harley. 😁 I ended up buying it and it was awesome. I notice 2 screws missing on the timer cover at 6:25. Oh and your kid's reaction at 6:10 was priceless! Congrats on a nice bike.
Yeah, she wasn't ready. I kept hitting the blinker to try and start the bike, muscle memory from my bike.
A salvage title Harley with tube type tires and a Live to Ride air cleaner cover. Good luck.
Pop the cam cover off and check the cam chain and tensioners.12 thou play worries me.
These will get replaced when we do the upgrades
Get some hard bags , ditch the gezzer bags. Nice bike
That’s what I did on my ‘07 Heritage. Love the bike but had to have lockable bags
I like the look of studded leathers on a bike. I have been looking at getting 5" stretched bags and mounting kits. I have to keep in mind my daughter rides with me 95% of the time and she has to have peg extenders.
Nice! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it
Thanks, I have a lot in mind to do with this. First is the engine upgrade and I will diamond cut every black fin on this thing. Then later on, after I have some fun on it, I'll do some paint work.
if you tie it down by the bars you run the risk of the straps bouncing loose...put the strap over where the fender bolts meet the down tube....won't bounce loose....
Thanks for the suggestion. These were looped back to the d-rings and then squatted the suspension to remove the bounce. I really don't need front straps on this trailer, just one solid tie down for the rear to keep it from going backwards. I just tie that fronts for my piece of mind.
Welcome to the family. Start saving your extra dollars. There’s sooooo many upgrades you’ll see you can do that you’ll want.
I've already got a list for Santa.
@@BlacktopRider Ignore what it "looks like".
Focus on how it feels for you.
Great bike I got a 98 evo eg harley and I love it I had windshield on my took it off add ape hangers got a low ride seat single low ride seat la pare but great bike
That Durango sounds good man.
Thanks, had this thing for 6 years, the only thing that's original is the 220k mile engine in it, everything else in it and under it is brand new. It has been across and through 10 states carefree.
That's awesome, how about another one. First mistake!
How do you like the feel and sound compared to the yammi?
Ive had my 1100 vstar for about 6-7 years now and im looking to upgrade.
MORE POWER mwa ha ha
Looking at either street glide or ultra limited 2020 or newer.
More powerful for sure. It has stock pipes in it now, so my yammi is louder for a 650 with drag pipes. I've had the yammi for 2 years and wanted the upgrade so I can mod the motor. As you can only do air, fuel and pipes on metric bikes. I've already started working on the Harley and checking on everything.
I have an 88 that I just took to a 95ci because it's more reliable then going bigger then that 100ci heats up yo much but if ya are going to goo 100ci put a oil cooler on it so that back JUG stays cooler and will last ya longer
It already has an oil cooler. I may install some jug fans if it heats up too much
Beautiful bike man congrats!
Thanks
My first heritage was the same year and color and 19 years later I still have it just a great bike
That's good to know. I've been tinkering on it since the buying video. I'll have that one loaded up, hopefully within a week.
I got a 98 evo eg it’s my first Harley I got it a couple years ago and I live it I park it in shed over winter take it out in spring and starts right up. I did get my balls busted a little for not getting newer but I don t like the newer Harley’s I’ll take a old evo any day over the m8
@bandit7519 I wouldn't have a newer overpriced bike. I quit buying new vehicles about 8 years ago. My vehicles are under $1000 and then I build em with all new. Same with this bike. Im just gonna tear it apart and build it.
@@BlacktopRider I do the same thing it’s a rip off to buy brand new it’s a joke the minute you drive it off lot it’s losing money and like couple years later you want to trade it in up grade to the new and better and they want to give you sh!t back for it as trade in or buy but yet when they go to resell it they jack price right up again it’s a huge joke at least I think so
@@bandit7519 the Durango was $500 with 131k, I still drive it all over multiple states 5 years later. My built jeep was $1000, I had a 2000 mustang with 91,000 miles for $600
It needs aftermarket exhaust for sure 😁
I really want the shorties for this one. I'm sure it will be deafening after the build. We will see if I would need a little longer tube or not.
@@BlacktopRider Vance and Hines straight shot slip on mufflers have a really nice deep sound to them without being deafening, I had them on a Dyna and they sound really good.
@@bdtaylor1979 They do have a good sound. I don't know just how loud a 100" cube will be on short shots.
@@BlacktopRider a sportster is loud enough with short mufflers. A bigger bike would be louder I imagine.
Welcome to the fold. My last bike was a 2006 Heritage and I do miss it. Riding an Ultra Ltd. now.
Great video and I love the camera. How did you get it to turn around?
It is the Insta 360 X3. Absolutely love the camera for ride videos and being one man show. You do all the pans and zooms in Insta Studio, then finish it up in Premier Pro for all kinds of editing.
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I would be worried about reliability with anything other than a EVO. Too many issues with twin cam HD . Same with M-8.
I have a twin cam 2013 Dyna Switchback, and a 2022 M-8 114 Heritage Classic. I bought the Dyna 2 years ago. Road it one year putting 15k miles on it. Then bought the Heritage, I've put 13.5k miles on it in the one year I've owned it, no issues in either.
@@sharkdog111 I've had my V-Star for about 2 years and only put about 1500 miles on it. My 5yr old rides everywhere with me, so I keep runs short or stay around town alot. She has fell asleep on me once, and I did not like that.
@@sharkdog111 you have to get a good #of miles on the m.Check the crankshaft run out on the twin-cam, tensioners should be serviced every 40,000 miles.Many M-8 engine have engine failure at low mileage.
Just what he wants another underpowered bike, sounds like he wants more than the 45-50 hp an evo has.
@@ridingfree70 EVO make 65hp at the rear wheel. Cycle World Dyno ed it in a road test.A lot more than 45hp. Twin cam and milwaukee-eight powered motorcycles have a shopping list of engine problems that are well known.
I hate spokes, the Heritage looks fine with solid Fatboy wheels.
Aftermarket spokes looks a lot better than factory. But, here in this state, with the strong crosswinds, I'd rather not have them.
nice new ride , congrats brother you got my sub!!!! big plus is that you are in nebraska im in hastings , if you are ever in these parts lmk we should collab and ride together!!!!
Thanks, and most definitely. The group I ride with likes to go on trips to eat. Grand island, Sioux City area, etc...
Pretty bike! What did you get her fer?
3,000. 04 with 74,000 miles.
Was that a Heritage or Road king?
04 Heritage
Nice bike😊
Thank you
Nice!
What year is it, and how many miles?
Those 2 things may tell you a lot for what may need to be checked immediately and what kind of upgrades you may or may not need on the lower end.
But I imagine you have done your Twin Cam homework.
I picked up a 2000 Heritage in March with 10,500 miles on it. I checked the cam tensioners and they look almost new so I am just riding it until it has about 20k miles. By then I should have all the parts gathered to
do a mild upgrade.
Until then it's riding weather.
Congrats and Stay Safe.
Thank you Jerry. It is a 2004 with 74,000 miles. Once we open this up over the winter, I'll know more on how far to rebuild it. It fires right up and the engine sounds healthy. I have no knowledge as to what or if any previous owners may have done, but it sounds completely stock. I am currently going through the bike right now before I put it on the road, as my 5 yr old daughter rides with me almost everywhere.
With 74k, I would want to know that has been done before running it much, because if the tensioners fail it can put chunks of plastic into the oil passages, clogging them and causing catastrophic failure.
From what I can tell, on my shitty tablet, it looks like the push rod tubes sre stock. That doesn't mean the tensioners haven't been serviced but it does mean that, if they have been, it was done by disassembling the rocker boxes.
It would be well worth the cost of a cam chest gasket and oil to crack it open and check. If the tensioners look good, you have piece of mind nad if they're shot then you can save a bunch on not doing more damage.
A really good source for twin cam information is Kevin Baxter's channel.
Have fun riding with your daughter. That's precious time that you both will remember forever.
@@jerrylong381 Understood, I've got a buddy that had his oil passages clogged and it ate a lifter and scattered the needle bearings. His was previously upgraded a little by a HD shop and they failed. Here's the kit.. www.denniskirk.com/s-and-s-cycle/100-in-black-power-package-big-bore-kit-for-chain-drive-330-0664.p1401573.prd/1401573.sku?cid=17917642306&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoeemBhCfARIsADR2QCuG6j9xV7FO1bkeRGBtRGTl8FOYT3wEnR2E1_raONoY6AsD_N6pm7IaAjEUEALw_wcB. You can check out the video of his build on my channel.
It's got the "B" motor and it is made for the Softail model only, Nice bike...
Congrats!! @@BlacktopRider I agree with this post, check those chain tensioners ASAP. Its about an hour job, if the front looks bad the back will to. Check for pitting, cracks, etc. Change RIGHT AWAY! J&P sells a shoe kit for them which is under 15 bucks, will save you 5k in the long run. Also, while you have the cam cover off, dry the oil in the bottom end with a rag and see if there are any orange plastic bits down there. Great buy, best of luck!
nice !
Thanks
😂I had that same Durango😂 rediculous on gas for me
I bought this Durango almost 5 years ago with 131,000 miles for $500, I'm now at 220,000 and still drive this everywhere, even on 1,800 mile trips and across multiple states pulling trailers. Now it is almost been fully rebuilt with all new and better parts than stock form. It's 2wd so the gas is better than the 4wd.
I was about to buy one I have a sportster but what now go throw a dealer it so bad you need down payment for any bike evening good credit
Yes, the dealers think they have gold and a lot of people are selling theirs for a chunk. I don't buy anything new anymore, choose not to. Besides, even the used bikes at dealerships are not without their own problems.
@@BlacktopRider ya the bike I was looking at was used and I need 4000 are my bike to put down ya it crazy
@@johnyshirley3859 that's insane. That;s about what my brother went through getting his street glide. Really nice bike, but I'd rather put those payments into my bike than into someone hands. That's what I do with my vehicles, buy em cheap and build em to like new.
@@BlacktopRider ya it is crazy but I decided to keep my sportster I love my sportster to much to sell it what now
@@johnyshirley3859 I like sporties. They are light, nimble and quick. A couple of friends of mine has one.
How do you not know what engine is in it after 7 years. Wasn't even sure how to start it? Salvage title i say no more than $4000.
Got it for less than that. Some people really don't know, they just go ride and have shops do everything for them. As for me, I have to know.
That's good then, you will really enjoy the Harley, i had the honda shadow and now Harley softail deluxe, cant imagine being without it now. You didn't say the year?
@@TheMarmaduke1975 It's a 2004, The V-star is a fun nimble little 650. I've already started working on the harley and going through everything and making changes here and there. It was lacking maintenance for sure. I have a lot to do, but this also helps me to get familiar with it.
The worst thing in the world for that bike is to go opening up that motor. It's your first harley, enjoy it for what it is. That bike was specifically engineered and built with all things considered. Open that motor up.......
Sorry brother, but that's simply not true.
There are well known issues on the twin cam, as with any other mechanical thing. There are no perfect machines, and he said this has 75k miles, so it is only prudent to check in the cam chest to see what shape the tensioners are in. They are a well known failure point and who knows if they have ever been serviced.
All machines are a compromise between cost to manufacture, performance, and reliability.
They all require maintenance and buying one with unknown upkeep means if you neglect thoroughly checking everything out, especially the well known failure points, you are just asking to be standing beside the rode next to a pile of scrap.
That being said, I get that not everyone has the skill, aptitude, or patience to be cracking a set of cases or even changing the oil on any machine. I've had a couple bikes that, that was very obvious.
I have a 72 XLCH that looked like the previous owner's only tools were a hammer, screwdriver, vice grips and a tube of silicone.
So, yeah if you don't have the chops, take it to a shop.
Just my 2cents. You do you.
Ride safe.
@jerrylong381 and this is the reason I am upgrading and have been going through everything on the bike, the last owner obviously didn't do a lot of maintenance and with the mileage, I'd like to freshen it up. As for a shop, we do it all, as we like to tinker on bikes. I feel it best to know everything that's under your ass, since You're putting your life on the line.
@@BlacktopRider
Absolutely! The only things I don't do myself are things I don't have the tools to do. Like boring the jugs and porting heads.
And it is reassuring to know what condition everything under your ass is in. You sure don't want to have a motor lock up at 80mph because the last guy put too much gasket sealer on something and plugged up an oil passage.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
@@jerrylong381 we are not professionals by no means but my garage buddy has been tinkering with bikes for many years, I have been learning for the last two years. I always did race cars and race car motors. I don't care if it doesn't look like it was build by a shop... I built it and will enjoy it knowingly. Built not bought
And how does he not know what size engine he has?? 😂
Some people just ride their bikes and have no knowledge. For the rest of us, we tinker on and know our bikes.
i was thinking same thing, but ive talked to club members before that did not know their engine size. Blows my mind.
@@edZILLA64 that is surprising, I wouldn't have thought that with members. I've never been one to leave anything alone, new or old. It always has to stand apart from others.
@@BlacktopRider i havent had that many bikes, but when i buy one i know what it is and i usually go in replace everything. My Electraglide was a piece of crap when i bought her, but i put new top end,cam,stator,voltage regulator,coil,wires, etc, etc. I like to have piece of mind that everything is new. Enjoyed the video and i subscribed. be safe.
Aftermarket cylinder jugs don't have the size marked. Mostly the older engines anyway
Welcome to the world I wouldn't go throwing money up a hogs rump lowering makes it ride and handle like crap pipes and horse power adders make em run like crap leave it stock and ride the wheels off it I found out the hard way that Harley Davidson is better at engineering than me
Enjoy...i have 2...
Two Heritages or two Harley's?
How does he not know what motor he ownes?????
It happens
Good buy
Nice old man there
I enjoyed talking with him and we carried on for quite a bit. It's been a good bike so far. We are currently swapping the frame and have done a lot of things to this bike. It is not the same bike anymore.
Idk how you can own a harley and not know what the motor is.....wow
We've been going through the whole bike and finding things that needs attention. I knew this going in and wanted to find something that needs work, as long as the price reflected this. I will be going through the top end and taking it from a 88 to a 100, shorties, intake, etc. This is an injected bike, I will have to take it to get re-mapped on a dyno. I don't care for ferrings or windshields. On highway runs I wear a full faced, with all the fields and spraying they do, the bugs can be a bit much. My buddy has been working on bikes for some time now and I trust what he says. I don't like big shops, seen too many bikes that paid for services or repairs that was never made. Thanks for your comments, appreciated.
🤣🤣🤣 dude doesn't even know the size of the motor! Lol
Cruising at 4000rpm? Sounds like it's gonna blow up? You coming off a sport bike before your boulevard? If you plan on riding that harley and make the engine sing anything more than buh but buh then you got the wrong bike.
My other bike that I rode all the time is a 650 with drag pipes. She screams and tops out at 93, which it barely wanted to hit 90, so at 70 it is wrapping up.
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jesus,get rid of that live to ride crap.
Oh, it's already getting worked on and things chopped off. I have my plans on how I want this to look in the end. Little by little...
Have a 2006 Heritage Softail. All I can say is injoy the ride I do.
I like the softail. I like the ride they have. However, trying to find custom parts and aftermarket add-ons for the 20 yr old softail is a chore.
@BlacktopRider this is true, but when you do find them. It makes it that much more exciting. I would strongly suggest bike swap meets. And I hate to say it ebay might have some parts.
@@kevinhogan715 Evil-Bay and Amazon have supplied most of the aftermarket parts, which most have been for the touring bikes and I've had to make them fit however possible. All my engine up-grades have came from the local Harley shop.
Evil-bay i like that. My 2006 is getting harder to get parts for, too. But I refuse to get rid of her. So I started going to bike swaps. Try some independent bike shops. Me, I live in GA. When and if I need work done to her, I go to The Hawg Pen in Athens. I have bought some stuff from them. The adventure is half to reward. Happy hunting. I will tell you one I did get, which is worth its weight, in Gold is the shop manual.
I have not seen or heard of any bike swaps around where I live in Nebraska. I've got everything I need to make this bike look like I want to, except for some side panels in front of the bags. I may make them out of fiberglass or bend some metal.
awe yes, the hd kickstand move. stop, neutral, kill, kickstand, get off, bike moves 2 more inches. my sporty did not do that, but my softail custom, and now my fatboy, both did/do it. hard to get use to.
Usually if I'm on an incline I leave it in gear so it won't move. My VStar doesn't do that unless it's a decent little incline.
The guy selling is a liar and knows nothing about the bike... Nice bike, it's a 1450cc an 88ci motor...
There are people out there that are clueless as to what they have, as they aren't mechanically inclined or just don't care and just want to ride. I knew it should have been a 88 c.i.