I am currently in the market for a bagger and found a used 2001 SE Road Glide for sale. My only issue with this bike is that it has 47,000 miles on it. I had in mind that I would try to find one with less miles on it, but there is no way I could afford a more recent SE. However, the cost of this bike (10, 500) has me looking at it based on the fact that in a couple of years I could rebuild or swap for a bigger engine and be well within the 20 K range. Can you please advise on the purchase of a bike with 47, 000 miles on it? I was advised to have a compression check done on the cylinders. However, I am not sure what the normal specs would be or if this would tell me anything. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you