not a big bike fan but my birth mom has a harley so they gotta be good right?

I have a 1999 FXR2. It is the best of the best. I hope everybody knows why HD quit making these bad boys. The bike was too expensive for the company to produce and they weren't making any money off of them. Anyway, I had a guy on GSXR 1000 pull up to me one day and tell me "I've never seen a Harley get rode like that, well done" and he rode off doing a wheelie. This is, hands down, the best scooter Harley Davidson EVER made or will make. Screw the twinkies and liquid cooled nonsense.

I have riddin all type of bike jap, italian, english and american. I am now on a 93 FXr that I have redone. 80 Evo with edelbrock kit, Craner ignition (second one), gold valve front end, 150 tire kit and moch other goodies. 93 FXR is da best. I can out run most high Perf Street bike including Sportsters and Buell and have givin hard time to R1's and other sportbikes.

I am trying to trouble shoot my 94 Harkley FXR starter. It when it is very hot engages and disengages the starter gear on the chutch hub. When cold starts fine. What could it be?
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i have a 91 FXRS-Con.. and will never part with it.. going to mention in my will who gets it... great all around bike, long distance cruiser, to bar hopper.. great on mountain roads.. road many a time with the crotch rocket crowd, yosemite to bodega bay.. wasn't in front, but wasn't in back.. very decent showing, and earned the respect of squid rocket riders.. if i have to explain, you wouldn't understand...

I have ridden harleys for 20 years. Like most riders, I started on japanese bikes. I have nothing bad to say about the metrics, they do what they are designed to do, well. So do the harleys. Metric riders have always been overly critical of harleys, saying they break down and or slow/lacking power. Harleys, for the most part, are designed for low end torque, not high end horsepower. And few other bikes come close to harleys low end torque. I own an FXR, currently. I rode it into the ground, and restored it. It is not a huge pile of chrome, and yes, its fast. From 0 to 120 MPH it will beat the average japanese sportbike. After 120, the sportbike takes over, just as its designed to do. I built my FXR as a touring capable sport harley, and it is by no means a top horsepowered monster like some of them. I can throw on the bags and ride cross country, or I can run with the ninja's light to light (and win). I recently drag raced a hayabusa light to light. A short race, true, and I won it. True, the hayabusa will do 200 MPH, but so what? How often will a person use that kind of power? I use my low end torque everytime I ride it. Which is more practical? The harley FXR handles great, has an indestructable frame, is relatively light for a harley, and the rubber mounted motor is very smooth on the road. The only maintenance issue i have had with mine is coil wire problems. The FXR coil is mounted via bracket attached to the engine head. The rubber mounted engine moves a lot in the frame, and eventually a coil wire will break. After breaking down in the middle of nowhere and diagnosing the problem and fixing it myself, I learned to carry the necessary tools to fix a broken electrical wire. Other than that, an occasional nut or bolt will vibrate loose (not that often), but no major problem. Even metric bikes require maintenance to be safe to ride. The japanese bikes I have owned were just as expensive as a harley to maintain, when following the manufacturers recommendations. If a steering head bolt needs to be torqued regularly on a harley, that same bolt will need to be checked on a ricer too, right? A motorcyle is more than the engine and tranny. Keep that in mind when you read some of the anti-harley comments. Lastly, the vacume cleaner joke is lame, Todd. Get a life first, and get a clue next. What does Todd and a Hoover have in common? They both suck.

Too noisy,..just like all the Harleys..

Why do most Harley owners feel the need to rev their engine at a stoplight? Do they think it sounds cool or is it going to stall?

84' fxr, first yr. of the evo , Black/ Spokes. Raked 6 degrees, 3over, Drilled rotor, Stainless steel brake line, risers and drags. Crane Cam & adjustable pushrods, head work, Mikuni 40 mill, Dual Fire ignition, Pipes. All oil lines and electrical tucked up under the frame rails. Love the bike, does great on fire roads, moderate two track trails in the woods, bar hopping, NYC tunnels, Bridges and traffic and the highway.

Vibrates and clunky but not as many oil leaks as the earlier models needs more power.

HARLEY DAVIDSON... ISN'T THAT THE ONLY TRUE RIDE.!!!! THE DAY I RODE A HARLEY, I WON'T RIDE ANYTHING ELSE. THE SOUND, THE RIDE, IS ALL I NEED. I USE TO RIDE ALOT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. MY SON USE TO LAUGH AT ME, WHEN A HARLEY WOULD PULL UP NEXT US AT A STOP LIGHT. THE SOUND WOULD SEND CHILLS ALL OVER ME.

awesome Harleys are the best bikes out there the ride smooth and they look hot

I have owned a total of 37 motorcycles over the past 24 years (Japanese,British and German), I liked most and hated a couple. I have owned my 93 FXR Convertible for 6 years. It is absolutely the best bike I have ever owned it handles well and doesn't feel like a huge bike. It can be ready to tour in 5 minutes by attaching the windshield and bags.I really liked my BMW's(R90S,R100GS,R80RT,R69)but believe it or not the FXR is more comfortable after getting rid of the Buckhorn bars for shorter flatter Sportster bars. Many bikes have come and gone but the FXR is a keeper.

THE BEST motorbikes ever made. Not like all that japanese trush ! A bike that is not a Harley is a hairdryer

Question: What's the difference between a Harley Davidson and a vacuum cleaner? Answer: You can only fit one dirtbag on a vacuum cleaner! Seriously, nothing says Look at me, I'm starved for attention! like the roar of a Harley. Guys who ride these things almost always have issues with their mothers, in addition to trying to compensate for being small in the pants.

I am on my second FXR an 87 CHP bike and there is not another ride out there that I would give it up for period. The FXR does everything and does it well I have put a lot of long trip miles on it as well as using it for all of my daily driving, and it is all the bike I ever need. I have owned it for several years and it just gets better, I have upgraded with newer HD forks,brakes, engine mod.s etc. but even before anything was done it still was a great ride for anything I asked of it.

FXR is a great bike that does it all. It handles great and has a super smooth ride. Ride one and you'll want one, guaranteed!

My 91 FXRP is my first big twin, after owning two Ironhead sportsters and plenty of metric bikes. I got it during the winter of 2003 and all there was to it was a set of wheels, front end, mangled front fender, engine, trans, primary, frame and swing arm. I replaced all the parts and got it running before springtime. It had 46k on the clock and now has 48 & 1/2K on it. It runs fast and strong and rides like a dream. Its quick when I wanna go fast, and comfortable when I wanna relax and cruise. I would get on this bike and ride it cross country on a moments notice if I needed to.

I bought a brand new FXR in 1991 from an authorised UK Harley dealer. Basically it was a complete pile of rubbish. The worst bike I've ever had the misfortune to own in fact. After years of incurable oil leaks, rough running in cold weather, being difficult to start and self-destructing wheel bearings, the engine eventually fell to bits at about 45,000 miles. The right-hand main bearing came off the end of the crankshaft and wiped out the drive to the oil pump. The engine also needed new crankcases and a new camshaft during the re-build. This bike had the easiest life and best maintenance of any machine I'd ever owned too. Harley Davidson UK eventually stumped up £340.00 towards the repair bill - which wasn't any great help as the total bill came to over £2000.00! I kept the bike for over 12 years and can hardly believe I put up with it for that long - I suppose I got suckered into the Harley Owner / lifestyle type crap. The only consolation was that it was easy to sell the bike on for a relatively high price after all the engine work was finished. A beautiful Triumph Thunderbird now sits in the Harley's place in my garage.....

I have a 92 FXR and it amazes me every time I ride it. It handles well and with a bored and stroked 89cu inch motor this bike flies......

I've had my 83 FXR over 11 years now. I love it. Changed over to a wide front end w/a big honking front tire, ape hangers, S & S carb, cam, forward controls, chrome to the max and a pearl "blue" flamed paint job complete w/semi-hidden skulls (must be in right light to see skulls and colors change on flames depending on light as well). I know I have logged over 50,000 miles on it, w/longest ride from New England to Cleveland, OH. In 2002 I checked out 2003 Road King, Fatboy and a Deuce and while each of them were great, none of them were good enough to warrant getting rid of my 83 FXR, a bike that is paid for and looks as good, if not better than any of the newer models. I would like to be able to say that my ride has never left me stranded, but..... :-) Still would never switch! My .02

a great all around bike, I've put on 115,000 comfortable miles on my 1987 fxrs-sp and it never left me stranded

Like all Harley's, this one has classic American craftsmanship. The FXR is one of Harley's faster, lighter versions.