Great video! So many think Harley-Davidson motorcycles are too expensive. I disagree. If you buy one and actually ride it and keep it for a long time it's really a great value!
I am the second owner on my 1994 ElectraGlide with a carbureted Evo engine. It is all original and has 126,600 plus miles. (US notation on the number meaning 126 thousand as Europeans use a dot instead of the comma.) The bike makes very good power. She rides and stops well. She does not leak nor consume oil. She will continue to be with me and I will ride her until I die.
2002 was the best year of the TC engine. All the cam bearing, flywheel, charging system issues were cured, but still had the Timken left side bearing, pre metal saver cases, bushings everywhere, etc.
Couldn't agree more with the constant use thing. I ride year round have a few bikes and rotate them and never had a problem. Almost any bike is a good bike if you treat it right.
My 87 FXR had 89,000 miles on it when I sold it. Oil changes, a couple sets of spark plugs, and a new battery every two years. A suspension upgrade at around 35000. That’s it. I regret selling it
But wait! Everyone, on the internet, says Harleys are unreliable pieces of crap. Im confused 😁 I've got a 2013 103ci Twin Cam and i will put 50ish on it before i consider selling it. THEN, i will do so with a clean conscience because im sure it will serve its new owner well too. Maintenance is everything 👍
IDK man, I've had 5 Harley's in my lifetime and not a single one ever let me down. Not ever. It's all a bunch of malarkey if you ask me. Shoot, my son bought his first bike this year. It is a 2004 Road King and it runs like it just came off the showroom floor. 100% agree with you, maintenance is everything!
@samedoi Yep! I'm not saying HD never let a lemon slip through BUT all this "unreliable tractor" rhetoric is BS. Oddly, I'm old enough to remember when that's what they said about sportbikes - Disposable recycled beer cans. The thing about Japanese sportbikes is (and this is kinda sad) they tend to get TOTALLED before the owner finds out just how long one can run for. 100k on a Gixxer? Not unrealistic! A Gixxer making it 100k without crashing? Eh....
I picked up a '99 TC88 FXDL with 25k dry miles and 7 owners. Declined a test ride before checking the tensioners. Ran like crap anything but warm enough days with the fuel screw 3 turns out and started cold without choke. Other times it would spit like it was cold, which it kind of was from running rich. Took a while to find but probably the first owner fitted fueling 525 cams and a Harley motor co fuel cap. The cap is non vented from an EFi and it's got a carb that didn't like being starved under all sorts of combinations. Sump threads were stripped with plumbers tape mod. After market bars with 600 grit wet dry packing and a clamp from a sportster with the wrong hole pitch. Sissy bar had to go with wiring chewed by the back tyre. Front discs destroyed by seized pins in the bracket,rear EBC pads incompatible with the caliper, Harley pads are now supplied with metric shims that don't fit, .0075" isn't .25mm and the caliper has to be modded if you don't fit pads with shims. Rear wheel was way off making left bends scary. It's taken 25 years for it to find the right owner with a factory workshop manual. Even then the manual is wrong about the front exhaust clamp torque spec,cross reference metric and check check and check again. Now if Honda made a Harley that's what this twin cam is like. I'm a clockmaker by trade and think the TC88 is better than the '95 evo FXDL I had before. Started with an 883 in '87 and still think 4 gears is enough most of the time. Happy days from sunny Devon UK.
I have an 02 heritage Softail with a 121000 miles. Service is the key. I have a 09 Softail with 96000. Both bikes have never had any major repairs. Upgrade to the cam chest on the 02. The 09 had a R&R TRIKE CONVERSION. LOVE BOTH .
2012 EG owned since new. Over 100k. At 85k, installed new OEM cams, tensioners, timken bearings. Top end was clean. Mobil 1 every 5k. All bearings replaced in wheels, chassis. And it still gets compliments. Meh, I just ride. Also have 98 Springer ST & 09 Street Glide. Awesome bikes. Take care of them.
Maintenance and regular riding mileage, they will last long and serve you well. 106k on my 2005 fxdc, 80k on my 2007 flht, 45k on my 2005 xl1200, still stacking miles on the 1998 RK evo and 2015 heritage. They are all ridden regularly, daily commute is 100mi, days off usually big miles. They have never stranded me.
Look up Lake City Larry. He had 510,XXX miles on a 2014 Indian Chieftain when that run come to a halt when he hit a deer. He stayed on top of the maintenance to a tee. Makes a world of difference.
With the high cost of fuel, insurance per mileage and seasonal variations; I can only dream of getting that amount of miles on the road per year. Also fitting in gardening, DIY around the house and a good nights sleep takes up my time as well.
I have a Chilton's for my old bike, but I still don't know what I'm doing, my model is if I don't know what I'm doing, Well I don't f with it. Thank you for the video.
It’s quite amazing really. Very well made engines. Had a 2003 FXST and now have a 2005 Heritage Softail Springer both had/have lots of KMs and still running strong. Lots of highway miles.
2005 Deuce with Hayden M6 auto primary chain adjuster, full S+S in the cam chest , Gear Drive 509G cams , 35,000 miles 88B, 2014 Firefighter Streetglide 103 HO , Hayden M6 auto primary adjuster , 45,000 all run on AMSOIL with mini mite cooling fans and FLO reusable oil filters . And a little Honda CTX 700 with said oil filter and also run on Metric AMSOIL that has 35,000 on it .🤙🇬🇧🇺🇸😎
I had a 2010 Softail Custom which I bought in 2016 that had 2660 miles on and at trade in had 143136 miles on it. Compensator, charging system and cam chain tensioners were the only things I had to do other than usual maintenance.
Maintenance and regular use are definitely the key to any motorized vehicle, I'm hoping to get that kind of mileage on my 2012 heritage classic. Although I do ride it like I stole it every time I get on it, lol.
@@royogden2536 hahaha that’s the way I ride my Dyna and it loves it! Like I said in the video I think that lugging them is actually worse than ridding them hard
I had the stage two 103 kit put in my 07 Street Glide when the Dealer had a sale too good to pass up going even though there wasn't anything wrong with the 96". After I took the time to break it in properly (honest), & I road it to & from a church I attended & went on several of their rides, what I'm saying is the 103" was good & brokein, & I went to Texas on vacation & after I got back I put several hundred miles on it & went out to start it one day and nothing happened so I loaded it up & dropped it off at the Dealership & I hit the road for work. I got a call that the rotor went out & it had taken out the stator & of course I said "fix it". I come back in & trailered it home & left out on the road to work. I got home a few days later, rode it to church & afterwards we went on a ride as usual & made a pitstop & when I tried to start mine it acted like it couldn't overcome the compression. In 45 minutes it started good as usual but kept doing exactly the same until cooled off. The mechanics looked puzzled & one of the owners mentioned I needed compression releases since I put the 103 kit in. I mentioned the book didn't call for such & it had done a trip to Texas & ran many miles while doing fine so I honestly didn't think so & so I wouldn't let them hit my bank account hard & throw parts at the machine because I knew they honestly didn't know what was wrong. My question is is it possible the engine is off time and that's what's making it get hotter causing the compression to (cams) to ramp up where it caused starting issues? The starter & the battery check out fine. I can go out there right now & it will start up just like it did with the new 103 or even the 96. HELP!!! Nobody knows what to do!
@@jerryhayden8720 if it was me, I would start with a new battery. You can have a battery that test good but is still not good I’ve seen it multiple times. The 103 in this video does have compression releases, but will start without them. I would also recheck the stater and regulator rectifier, there’s a chance that may be they installed the defective part.
I had 118,500 miles on my 2003 Road King, when I sold it. The bike was stock and the only time the motor was opened was to inspect/change cam tensioners
I wish I could say the same for my 2019 sportster. The motor shit itself after 26,500 miles on it. I always took care of it and have done all the maintenance according to the book.
@@MasonGeorgeMotorcycles I’m not sure yet. The dealership near me has the bike. They will probably look at it this coming week. My guess is that a lifter failed. I’m not a mechanic though. From doing the old school compression test, the front cylinder doesn’t seem to have any compression and the rear cylinder does (I have no idea how much).
@@MasonGeorgeMotorcycles I heard from the shop today. The front cylinder exhaust cam shit itself and it caused the crankshaft to shit itself. I’m looking at either an engine swap or a full rebuild depending on what the warranty company wants to do
@PeterAngles-jq7gr no idea why you'd doubt it. I had 155k on my 1998 Road King when I reluctantly traded it in for an Ultra when my wife decided she wanted to start touring with me. I had 2 different HD techs fighting with the owner of my local HD to buy it. The guy who got it (that was in 2013) rodes it 40 miles to work and then back each day. It rolled 200,000 and was approaching 250k when he moved and I lost touch. Cha ge the fluids, do the checks, they basically last as long as you want them to. Plenty of 200,300, 500,000 mile HDs out there...and then Scooter Tramp Scotty puts us all to shame, lol. Enjoy your miles and smiles!!! I just got back from another 6 hours of wandering backroads in AR and OK... no worries and I got a TX trip in October coming up for the Born Free Texas #3 - that's about 7 hours one way for me. These bikes run well if you take care of them. Kinda like my 1990 Toyota that had 350,000 on it and the guy I sold it to flew 5 hours to get it and drove it home...no problems, probably still running, lol.
2014 Ultra with 70k on it. Before i owned a Harley i fell into the "They are junk" like most of internet. Bought it with 20k, 3 hole oil change every 5K not one issue.
My Pop has a 93 Evo softail chopped up 2, out 2, and raked at the neck that went to 235K miles before it got tired. never opened the engine until then. Threw a cam and flowed heads at it and its at 245k now. He religiously changes engine oil every 2500 miles. I will have that bike one day. It will be the best of days and the worst of days at the same time.
@@davidsaucedo717 yeah, that’s what they marketed it as, and shovels didn’t leak after that, I can’t remember what it involved exactly probably mods to the primary and pushrod covers
Not blowing smoke at all or embellishing my time and miles on the road. Over a 19 year period I rode my 1952 Panhead for right at 211k miles. At least a dozen top end rebuilds and 2 lower end rebuilds. 2 transmissions replacements with 4 speeds and lots of chains. Probably close to 50 rear tires and maybe 25 front tires. I wrecked her for the last time and broke the left case and twisted the original wishbone rigid frame. I still have her but in order to repair it I need to replace the cases therefore I lose my vin. 52FL2272. I bought a 2010 Ultra Classic and what a difference! I have 82k miles on this one and the engine is tired. And so am I.
I’ve had a dozen or so Harley’s including a couple of AMF’s and not one has ever broken down and left me in the side of the road besides a flat rear tire once. Right now I have a 2003 screamin eagle deuce and a 2020 triglide that I built up to a 131 with a lot of go fast parts plus I do all my own mechanical.
A couple years ago, there was an article in the HOG magazine about a guy that put 100k miles on a new Road Glide in a yr. Just did the normal servicing along the way. He rode an Iron Butt essentially everyday on it. I have no idea what the Harley haters think their bikes do better in the real world.
I run a 2001 Wide Glide, 95 kit with stage 3, stored for the season with 254,145 kilometres (157,823 miles), engine never opened, runs like the day I bought it.
There is a bike that was featured in Easy Rider magazine in 1999 that was a 1983 or 1984 FLT that had close to 400,000 on it Harley Davidson actually bought the bike off of the owner and it's in their Museum
@@ananda_miaoyin the tensioners aren’t as much of a common problem as people think and most of the time when it is a problem the chain is the issue because it wasn’t finished properly and it cut into the tensioner.
@@MasonGeorgeMotorcycles I have read that myself. You are correct. It just sucks that a wear item is such a bitch to replace - especially the inside one!
I have a 2004 road king with 113000 miles, It is ready to go anytime. New tires, fresh oil change, new plugs, coil and wires, new fuel pump system. Nothing has been rebuilt.
Hi from the UK , I ride a 2017 fxdf fat Bob 103 , ridden regularly and serviced by Harley , never had a problem other than a tired battery after five years 🤙😎
In my experience. Which is decades of riding. The Twin Cam motors are junk. Had several. 46k was the most I ever got on one before catastrophic failure. Evo motors are good. But make no real power. Since the M8 started with tons of oiling problems. I didn't go down that rabbit hole. Love the VROD's Revolution engine. It has been rock solid. My Goldwings. Never have a problem. Over 275k miles so far. Not one issue.
From your comment you don't believe the mileage on my bike. For the past 5 years (retired) I've been riding throughout this country, Canada & Mexico and averaging approximately 6,000 miles per month. January 2022 I traded my 2013 BMW R1200GS with 292,187 miles for a 2022 BMW R1250GS now with 201,160 miles. I'm sure there must be some Harley riders and others like Long Haul Paul who puts many miles per year on his Yamaha Tenere.
I’d argue that removing any case to do a scheduled maintenance before 20,000 miles ? When you remove a case . You have actually gone into the engine . Kind of negates reliability. I know people who have over 100,000 miles on Hondas without anything more than plugs and oil changes .
I like Harleys. Hell I like all bikes. But if one more Harley owner brags to me his "hawg has over 60k" and then I end hearing about 15k in parts. And rebuilds etc. Im gonna scream. Hell you can get 2 million out of one if you practically rebuild the whole damned motor every 40k
The whole dying driveline was rebuilt you can't say it has 200,000 on it put $200,000 on without rebuilding and then you can say it did the job I don't mean to nock hd but I have never got over 88000 without rebuilding
I had 88,000 mi on my '03 lowrider saying drove absolutely amazing. Then me and my wife were headed to Cape cod which was about a 2-hour ride. We're at the gas station checked our oil filled the tanks and headed to the cape. When I got to the Cape gas station I'm filling up and I happen to look down and see this big gaping hole where the oil dipstick used to be. I'm thinking what the hell. Then I remembered I left the damn thing on top of the gas pump when I left so I borrowed my wife's dipstick and it wasn't registering any oil, ugh. Ended up with Crank bearing issues and sold it. Lesson learned. Had that not happened I guarantee you that would still be cruising along
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@@Wayne-j5j the cowboy! I worked at a dealership in AZ when they came out and we had a few with overheating issues but other than that they seamed solid.
Ya know I would be more likely to subscribe if you wouldn't ask. It feels very huckster to me. I know a lot of channels do it but for me it's an absolute turnoff. Having said that. I'll watch the episode and come back someday if I'm interested.
@@mpista7182 hey thanks for your continued support and watching the channel, I really appreciate it! If it wasn’t for repeat viewers like you, I wouldn’t be nearly as successful 🏁
Sick of these new so called GURU'S dogging AMF. Your Twinkie will NEVER be worth what AMF models are. Twinkie's have had major issues from day one. Gearcase-Pinion Shafts, etc.
@@truthteller3820 😂😂😂 you’re going to have to change your name from truth tell her to full of it… if you would’ve taken two minutes to do some clicking, you could see that I’ve had tons of AMF bikes over the years and anybody with actual professional experience would never in a million years try and say that an AMF Shovel is more reliable than a twin cam. Don’t get me wrong, I love the my old bikes but as somebody who rides year round and puts on a ton of miles they’re not a drop in the bucket compared to an Evo or a twin cam.
@@haroldcotten1840 we all ride what we like/can afford… Unfortunately not a lot of options these days for new metric cruisers that are comparable to Harleys
Love the Harley haters who don't have a Harley and never have lol. I ride any brand and have found that Harleys can eat up miles and ride like a Cadillac on the highway. If you're looking to corner carve and knee drag, get a sport bike. I have a Kawasaki Z900 RS if I want to take flight. The Harley cruises much more comfortably for long trips and you aren't crouched over, you can sit up, lean back, and relax. They have their issues but HD is a great cruising bike and touring machine.
My 1995 Road King had a top end rebuild at 98,000 miles only because it had a base gasket leak. It now has 146,000 miles on it and I’d ride cross country at the drop of a hat.
That’s true. I was a car tech for 7 years. And the cars that where higher mileage highway cars, where always in better mechanical shape.
I ride 1000km + a week on my 2019 Heritage, give it all the love it needs ❤
Great video!
So many think Harley-Davidson motorcycles are too expensive.
I disagree.
If you buy one and actually ride it and keep it for a long time it's really a great value!
@@jamesberry276 exactly!
Harleys have always been expensive ever since the beginning.
I am the second owner on my 1994 ElectraGlide with a carbureted Evo engine. It is all original and has 126,600 plus miles. (US notation on the number meaning 126 thousand as Europeans use a dot instead of the comma.) The bike makes very good power. She rides and stops well. She does not leak nor consume oil. She will continue to be with me and I will ride her until I die.
96,000 miles and counting on my '09 Sporty. Scooter Tramp Scotty has us all beat though.
Long Distance Sportster Pilots are a breed apart. Lol.
I yearn for an XR1000. I'll bear the pain as well.
2002 was the best year of the TC engine. All the cam bearing, flywheel, charging system issues were cured, but still had the Timken left side bearing, pre metal saver cases, bushings everywhere, etc.
If it is maintained correctly, it definitely is 100,000 mile plus motor, regardless of what year down to an evo and that’s it.
A friend of mine put 100k hard miles on a '98 Evo Electra-Glide. Did a cam & bearing change early on, but that's it.
My ‘05 Super Glide just passed 100,000 miles.
I bought it new and do all my own work.
Engine is a stock 88, but has gear drive cams.
Couldn't agree more with the constant use thing. I ride year round have a few bikes and rotate them and never had a problem. Almost any bike is a good bike if you treat it right.
My 87 FXR had 89,000 miles on it when I sold it. Oil changes, a couple sets of spark plugs, and a new battery every two years. A suspension upgrade at around 35000. That’s it. I regret selling it
But wait! Everyone, on the internet, says Harleys are unreliable pieces of crap. Im confused 😁 I've got a 2013 103ci Twin Cam and i will put 50ish on it before i consider selling it. THEN, i will do so with a clean conscience because im sure it will serve its new owner well too. Maintenance is everything 👍
IDK man, I've had 5 Harley's in my lifetime and not a single one ever let me down. Not ever. It's all a bunch of malarkey if you ask me. Shoot, my son bought his first bike this year. It is a 2004 Road King and it runs like it just came off the showroom floor. 100% agree with you, maintenance is everything!
@samedoi Yep! I'm not saying HD never let a lemon slip through BUT all this "unreliable tractor" rhetoric is BS. Oddly, I'm old enough to remember when that's what they said about sportbikes - Disposable recycled beer cans. The thing about Japanese sportbikes is (and this is kinda sad) they tend to get TOTALLED before the owner finds out just how long one can run for. 100k on a Gixxer? Not unrealistic! A Gixxer making it 100k without crashing? Eh....
I picked up a '99 TC88 FXDL with 25k dry miles and 7 owners.
Declined a test ride before checking the tensioners.
Ran like crap anything but warm enough days with the fuel screw 3 turns out and started cold without choke.
Other times it would spit like it was cold, which it kind of was from running rich.
Took a while to find but probably the first owner fitted fueling 525 cams and a Harley motor co fuel cap.
The cap is non vented from an EFi and it's got a carb that didn't like being starved under all sorts of combinations.
Sump threads were stripped with plumbers tape mod.
After market bars with 600 grit wet dry packing and a clamp from a sportster with the wrong hole pitch.
Sissy bar had to go with wiring chewed by the back tyre.
Front discs destroyed by seized pins in the bracket,rear EBC pads incompatible with the caliper, Harley pads are now supplied with metric shims that don't fit, .0075" isn't .25mm and the caliper has to be modded if you don't fit pads with shims.
Rear wheel was way off making left bends scary.
It's taken 25 years for it to find the right owner with a factory workshop manual.
Even then the manual is wrong about the front exhaust clamp torque spec,cross reference metric and check check and check again.
Now if Honda made a Harley that's what this twin cam is like.
I'm a clockmaker by trade and think the TC88 is better than the '95 evo FXDL I had before.
Started with an 883 in '87 and still think 4 gears is enough most of the time.
Happy days from sunny Devon UK.
Can’t help but be impressed. Regardless of the brand that’s a lot of miles.
I have an 02 heritage Softail with a 121000 miles. Service is the key.
I have a 09 Softail with 96000.
Both bikes have never had any major repairs.
Upgrade to the cam chest on the 02. The 09 had a R&R TRIKE CONVERSION.
LOVE BOTH .
2012 EG owned since new. Over 100k. At 85k, installed new OEM cams, tensioners, timken bearings. Top end was clean. Mobil 1 every 5k.
All bearings replaced in wheels, chassis. And it still gets compliments.
Meh, I just ride.
Also have 98 Springer ST & 09 Street Glide.
Awesome bikes. Take care of them.
Maintenance and regular riding mileage, they will last long and serve you well. 106k on my 2005 fxdc, 80k on my 2007 flht, 45k on my 2005 xl1200, still stacking miles on the 1998 RK evo and 2015 heritage. They are all ridden regularly, daily commute is 100mi, days off usually big miles. They have never stranded me.
I just hit 72k on my 103 Electra Glide Police. I love twin cams! Just subscribed Sir👊🏻
Look up Lake City Larry. He had 510,XXX miles on a 2014 Indian Chieftain when that run come to a halt when he hit a deer. He stayed on top of the maintenance to a tee. Makes a world of difference.
With the high cost of fuel, insurance per mileage and seasonal variations; I can only dream of getting that amount of miles on the road per year.
Also fitting in gardening, DIY around the house and a good nights sleep takes up my time as well.
I have a Chilton's for my old bike, but I still don't know what I'm doing, my model is if I don't know what I'm doing, Well I don't f with it.
Thank you for the video.
They were definitely built a little more solid in a little bit more quality back then. Also a lot less plastic.
It’s quite amazing really. Very well made engines. Had a 2003 FXST and now have a 2005 Heritage Softail Springer both had/have lots of KMs and still running strong. Lots of highway miles.
2005 Deuce with Hayden M6 auto primary chain adjuster, full S+S in the cam chest , Gear Drive 509G cams , 35,000 miles 88B, 2014 Firefighter Streetglide 103 HO , Hayden M6 auto primary adjuster , 45,000 all run on AMSOIL with mini mite cooling fans and FLO reusable oil filters . And a little Honda CTX 700 with said oil filter and also run on Metric AMSOIL that has 35,000 on it .🤙🇬🇧🇺🇸😎
@@williamjohnson6517 Amsoil rules!👍🏁🤙
I ride mine every day, unless the weather makes it unsafe, and zero issues.
I have an 05 Dyna with lots of work done to it, stage two, suspension and otherwise, many things, it has 75,000 mi and runs great. I love that bike
They were made to be ridden not just looked at. Low miles doesn't always mean the best miles.
Early Twin Cams, with a few upgrades, go forever.
Why only the early ones?
@@cj8172 less heat issues on early years. AFR is lean from the factory, unless tuned on later models, Later models can be bullet proofed, also.
02 dyna 71k
05 hayabusa 79k
Keep up on maintenance, they'll go, and go, and...
My father in law has had three ultra classics in the last 10 years . All went over 100000 miles . His present bike has 126 000 miles .
I had a 2010 Softail Custom which I bought in 2016 that had 2660 miles on and at trade in had 143136 miles on it. Compensator, charging system and cam chain tensioners were the only things I had to do other than usual maintenance.
Maintenance and regular use are definitely the key to any motorized vehicle, I'm hoping to get that kind of mileage on my 2012 heritage classic. Although I do ride it like I stole it every time I get on it, lol.
@@royogden2536 hahaha that’s the way I ride my Dyna and it loves it! Like I said in the video I think that lugging them is actually worse than ridding them hard
I had the stage two 103 kit put in my 07 Street Glide when the Dealer had a sale too good to pass up going even though there wasn't anything wrong with the 96". After I took the time to break it in properly (honest), & I road it to & from a church I attended & went on several of their rides, what I'm saying is the 103" was good & brokein, & I went to Texas on vacation & after I got back I put several hundred miles on it & went out to start it one day and nothing happened so I loaded it up & dropped it off at the Dealership & I hit the road for work. I got a call that the rotor went out & it had taken out the stator & of course I said "fix it". I come back in & trailered it home & left out on the road to work. I got home a few days later, rode it to church & afterwards we went on a ride as usual & made a pitstop & when I tried to start mine it acted like it couldn't overcome the compression. In 45 minutes it started good as usual but kept doing exactly the same until cooled off. The mechanics looked puzzled & one of the owners mentioned I needed compression releases since I put the 103 kit in. I mentioned the book didn't call for such & it had done a trip to Texas & ran many miles while doing fine so I honestly didn't think so & so I wouldn't let them hit my bank account hard & throw parts at the machine because I knew they honestly didn't know what was wrong. My question is is it possible the engine is off time and that's what's making it get hotter causing the compression to (cams) to ramp up where it caused starting issues? The starter & the battery check out fine. I can go out there right now & it will start up just like it did with the new 103 or even the 96. HELP!!! Nobody knows what to do!
@@jerryhayden8720 if it was me, I would start with a new battery. You can have a battery that test good but is still not good I’ve seen it multiple times. The 103 in this video does have compression releases, but will start without them. I would also recheck the stater and regulator rectifier, there’s a chance that may be they installed the defective part.
Go with a Terry Components 1.8kw high torque starter, it made a night and day difference on my Dyna with a Jims 131.
I had 118,500 miles on my 2003 Road King, when I sold it. The bike was stock and the only time the motor was opened was to inspect/change cam tensioners
I wish I could say the same for my 2019 sportster. The motor shit itself after 26,500 miles on it. I always took care of it and have done all the maintenance according to the book.
@@CactusJack252 wow that’s very uncommon especially on a sportster! What was the fail point?
@@MasonGeorgeMotorcycles I’m not sure yet. The dealership near me has the bike. They will probably look at it this coming week. My guess is that a lifter failed. I’m not a mechanic though. From doing the old school compression test, the front cylinder doesn’t seem to have any compression and the rear cylinder does (I have no idea how much).
@@MasonGeorgeMotorcycles I heard from the shop today. The front cylinder exhaust cam shit itself and it caused the crankshaft to shit itself. I’m looking at either an engine swap or a full rebuild depending on what the warranty company wants to do
Jist rolled 63,000 on my 2007 Road King Custom. 96 twin cam... I fully expect it to hit 200k before I need to rebuild it.
@PeterAngles-jq7gr no idea why you'd doubt it. I had 155k on my 1998 Road King when I reluctantly traded it in for an Ultra when my wife decided she wanted to start touring with me. I had 2 different HD techs fighting with the owner of my local HD to buy it. The guy who got it (that was in 2013) rodes it 40 miles to work and then back each day. It rolled 200,000 and was approaching 250k when he moved and I lost touch.
Cha ge the fluids, do the checks, they basically last as long as you want them to. Plenty of 200,300, 500,000 mile HDs out there...and then Scooter Tramp Scotty puts us all to shame, lol. Enjoy your miles and smiles!!! I just got back from another 6 hours of wandering backroads in AR and OK... no worries and I got a TX trip in October coming up for the Born Free Texas #3 - that's about 7 hours one way for me. These bikes run well if you take care of them. Kinda like my 1990 Toyota that had 350,000 on it and the guy I sold it to flew 5 hours to get it and drove it home...no problems, probably still running, lol.
Lol Mr. Positive@PeterAngles-jq7gr
2014 Ultra with 70k on it. Before i owned a Harley i fell into the "They are junk" like most of internet. Bought it with 20k, 3 hole oil change every 5K not one issue.
My Pop has a 93 Evo softail chopped up 2, out 2, and raked at the neck that went to 235K miles before it got tired. never opened the engine until then. Threw a cam and flowed heads at it and its at 245k now. He religiously changes engine oil every 2500 miles. I will have that bike one day. It will be the best of days and the worst of days at the same time.
I had an 82 1/2 dark green wide glide, shovelhead with the oil control package on it, never leaked, 4 speed tranny. That’s all ya need
Oil control package?
@@davidsaucedo717 yeah, that’s what they marketed it as, and shovels didn’t leak after that, I can’t remember what it involved exactly probably mods to the primary and pushrod covers
Not blowing smoke at all or embellishing my time and miles on the road. Over a 19 year period I rode my 1952 Panhead for right at 211k miles. At least a dozen top end rebuilds and 2 lower end rebuilds. 2 transmissions replacements with 4 speeds and lots of chains. Probably close to 50 rear tires and maybe 25 front tires.
I wrecked her for the last time and broke the left case and twisted the original wishbone rigid frame. I still have her but in order to repair it I need to replace the cases therefore I lose my vin. 52FL2272.
I bought a 2010 Ultra Classic and what a difference! I have 82k miles on this one and the engine is tired. And so am I.
@@MicheluceRizzuto that’s super impressive!
Lol. Funny
I have an evo.. if i was going to get a twin cam, it would be 99 to 02
I’ve had a dozen or so Harley’s including a couple of AMF’s and not one has ever broken down and left me in the side of the road besides a flat rear tire once. Right now I have a 2003 screamin eagle deuce and a 2020 triglide that I built up to a 131 with a lot of go fast parts plus I do all my own mechanical.
@@Charger1908 hell yea brother!
A couple years ago, there was an article in the HOG magazine about a guy that put 100k miles on a new Road Glide in a yr. Just did the normal servicing along the way. He rode an Iron Butt essentially everyday on it. I have no idea what the Harley haters think their bikes do better in the real world.
My friend has an 88 Heritage with over 300,000. He owns a shop and keeps his bikes maintained.
6:59 there is a fine line between lugging and low RPM. as long as you don’t cross that line, low RPM is fine ..,
Awesome love stories like that
I hade a red 04 Wide Glide that looked very similar to this👊🏻
I run a 2001 Wide Glide, 95 kit with stage 3, stored for the season with 254,145 kilometres (157,823 miles), engine never opened, runs like the day I bought it.
@@kevint907 that’s awesome!!!
You said Stage 3 so the engine has definitely been opened. Cams cylinders piston so basically a rebuild lol
What! And they say Twin Cams are crap buy an Evo. 🙀 And yes I have a TC88 and all is good.
2010 Roadglide Sold in 2019 136,000 plus miles
There is a bike that was featured in Easy Rider magazine in 1999 that was a 1983 or 1984 FLT that had close to 400,000 on it Harley Davidson actually bought the bike off of the owner and it's in their Museum
@@1995dresser that’s rad!
I ride an 05 ST Deluxe.
89K miles; running and looking great!
Those cam tensioners shoes though...dude.
@@ananda_miaoyin the tensioners aren’t as much of a common problem as people think and most of the time when it is a problem the chain is the issue because it wasn’t finished properly and it cut into the tensioner.
@@MasonGeorgeMotorcycles I have read that myself. You are correct. It just sucks that a wear item is such a bitch to replace - especially the inside one!
I have a 2004 road king with 113000 miles, It is ready to go anytime. New tires, fresh oil change, new plugs, coil and wires, new fuel pump system. Nothing has been rebuilt.
Have you seen the twin cam B with that many miles? I cant imagine the counter balancing would last that long
I have a 2000 Harley Fatboy 95" twin cam B with 126,000 miles on it. No issues with the counter balancers to date.
I have 2010 90,000 miles on 2010 flhtk 103 CI runs like a new one!
My 05 t.c. 97,000 on my big bore. 10,000 after having it stroked to a 103.
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My friend met an old timer in Arizona who had over 400,000 on his without ever getting into the motor . 150 thousand ain't shit.
Love to see it!
Hi from the UK , I ride a 2017 fxdf fat Bob 103 , ridden regularly and serviced by Harley , never had a problem other than a tired battery after five years 🤙😎
I've got a 123,000 miles on my 1998 Harley Davidson Road king classic.
how many miles on the rebuild,,,without that information kind of makes your point out the window
@@mpojr please refer to 3:45, I go over that.
I've seen EVO s go 150,000 before they needed a top end done
Yeah. My favorite motor. Not a ton of hp but they run like a Swiss watch
Still have a bought from new 86 evo sportster with greater than 220k miles
@@scotfield3950 wow that’s awesome!!!
In my experience. Which is decades of riding. The Twin Cam motors are junk. Had several. 46k was the most I ever got on one before catastrophic failure. Evo motors are good. But make no real power. Since the M8 started with tons of oiling problems. I didn't go down that rabbit hole. Love the VROD's Revolution engine. It has been rock solid. My Goldwings. Never have a problem. Over 275k miles so far. Not one issue.
Great vid! Thnks
If you are counting on them to not start or perform very well if they do start then yes, you can depend on Harley 😺
The engine has been rebuilt, how many miles are on the rebuild?
I believe he said around 150k
@@Truthdosentexist69 at just under 150k it was rebuilt so it should be good to go until 300k
He must have taken good care of it.
From your comment you don't believe the mileage on my bike. For the past 5 years (retired) I've been riding throughout this country, Canada & Mexico and averaging approximately 6,000 miles per month. January 2022 I traded my 2013 BMW R1200GS with 292,187 miles for a 2022 BMW R1250GS now with 201,160 miles. I'm sure there must be some Harley riders and others like Long Haul Paul who puts many miles per year on his Yamaha Tenere.
114000 mi on my 2003 EG gear driven.
My deceased buddy Rick has that beat (RIP) is 99 road King when he sold it had 230,000 Miles
Has he changed the cam support plate to the upgraded hydraulic cam chain tensioners?
@@HellfighterPreacherman I believe that was done at just under 150K when the engine was rebuilt. I like the S&S gear driven cam set up.
@@MasonGeorgeMotorcycles yes, that all depends on the runnout.
Long live the Wide Glide!
The answer is no! But they sure look and sound good!.
I’d argue that removing any case to do a scheduled maintenance before 20,000 miles ?
When you remove a case . You have actually gone into the engine .
Kind of negates reliability.
I know people who have over 100,000 miles on Hondas without anything more than plugs and oil changes .
@@ramie-uz9xi there is absolutely zero maintenance that requires splitting the cases at 20,000 or any amount of miles…
Dude you are too funny , with fake wig and mustache. Undercover TH-camr
The most I have seen is on a Goldwing 250.000km
I was expecting to hear much more mileage for a 22 year old bike. I have a 2022 BMW R1250 GS with 199,600 miles with no issues.
Yeah sure you do
My 05 RK ,I have 78,000.88 ci
I have a 140,000 84 fxr lol when people faces drop when I tell them the mileage
@@obese3779 FXR’s rule!
Shovels do sound Great @ low idle ... BUT its an BIG NO & Love My Evos
I like Harleys. Hell I like all bikes. But if one more Harley owner brags to me his "hawg has over 60k" and then I end hearing about 15k in parts. And rebuilds etc. Im gonna scream. Hell you can get 2 million out of one if you practically rebuild the whole damned motor every 40k
What make of oil did he use ?
@@earlmarsh2285 he said he’s used a couple different brands but always full synthetic. I put Amsoil in it.
EVO ENGINE?
@@jayfurness6695 twin cam
BMWs are the most reliable motorcycles of all time. Nuff Said!!
@@keithhampton9700 I worked for BMW for 6 years and if you believe this I would love to sell you some beachfront property in Arizona 😂
200000 klms on my dyna great bikes
It's not really got 190k on it then if it was rebuilt
@@inout3513 you don’t sent your odometer back to zero after you rebuild an engine bud lol
The whole dying driveline was rebuilt you can't say it has 200,000 on it put $200,000 on without rebuilding and then you can say it did the job I don't mean to nock hd but I have never got over 88000 without rebuilding
LoL Shovels leak Mine Blew oil it the puke tube . Flip your valve cover over and
No more puking . Leaking well thats need to figure out .
The rebuild cancels the milage .
@@MrBoxer1200 yeah that’s not how it works bud lol
There was a reason we called em Harley fallaparts back in the day.... just saying....
@@GEN-X- because no matter how much ya ride em they don’t fall apart… makes sense lol
I had 88,000 mi on my '03 lowrider saying drove absolutely amazing. Then me and my wife were headed to Cape cod which was about a 2-hour ride. We're at the gas station checked our oil filled the tanks and headed to the cape. When I got to the Cape gas station I'm filling up and I happen to look down and see this big gaping hole where the oil dipstick used to be. I'm thinking what the hell. Then I remembered I left the damn thing on top of the gas pump when I left so I borrowed my wife's dipstick and it wasn't registering any oil, ugh. Ended up with Crank bearing issues and sold it. Lesson learned. Had that not happened I guarantee you that would still be cruising along
15.000 miles on my 1997 fat boy
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JUNK! Corporate take over.💰🤑 Goodbye harley you were once a ledgen! Now just a faded memory! 💥
@@Wayne-j5j have fun riding a Honda shadow lol
@MasonGeorgeMotorcycles Kawasaki vaquero
@@Wayne-j5j the cowboy! I worked at a dealership in AZ when they came out and we had a few with overheating issues but other than that they seamed solid.
Ya know I would be more likely to subscribe if you wouldn't ask. It feels very huckster to me. I know a lot of channels do it but for me it's an absolute turnoff. Having said that. I'll watch the episode and come back someday if I'm interested.
@@mpista7182 hey thanks for your continued support and watching the channel, I really appreciate it! If it wasn’t for repeat viewers like you, I wouldn’t be nearly as successful 🏁
That leaked and sucked lol 😂
No
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha !
Sick of these new so called GURU'S dogging AMF. Your Twinkie will NEVER be worth what AMF models are. Twinkie's have had major issues from day one. Gearcase-Pinion Shafts, etc.
@@truthteller3820 😂😂😂 you’re going to have to change your name from truth tell her to full of it… if you would’ve taken two minutes to do some clicking, you could see that I’ve had tons of AMF bikes over the years and anybody with actual professional experience would never in a million years try and say that an AMF Shovel is more reliable than a twin cam. Don’t get me wrong, I love the my old bikes but as somebody who rides year round and puts on a ton of miles they’re not a drop in the bucket compared to an Evo or a twin cam.
Buy Indian you are better off... Cheaper, more horse power and not woke
I'll stick with metric bikes
@@haroldcotten1840 we all ride what we like/can afford… Unfortunately not a lot of options these days for new metric cruisers that are comparable to Harleys
@PeterAngles-jq7gr how long ago did your old lady leave you for a Harley rider? 😂
Love the Harley haters who don't have a Harley and never have lol. I ride any brand and have found that Harleys can eat up miles and ride like a Cadillac on the highway. If you're looking to corner carve and knee drag, get a sport bike. I have a Kawasaki Z900 RS if I want to take flight. The Harley cruises much more comfortably for long trips and you aren't crouched over, you can sit up, lean back, and relax. They have their issues but HD is a great cruising bike and touring machine.
My 1995 Road King had a top end rebuild at 98,000 miles only because it had a base gasket leak. It now has 146,000 miles on it and I’d ride cross country at the drop of a hat.