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What to look for in purchasing a very low mileage CVO

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divedolphin:
I am looking at purchasing a 2014 CVO Softail deluxe. One bike has 11 miles and the other bike has 886 miles.

My question is each bike still has the original oil. The bike with 11 miles has been stored inside in Arizona and the other bike inside a heated garage in the Chicago area.

What should I look for in evaluating these bikes? I am very familiar with piston engine airplanes and a general rule of thumb is that if you have an airplane that has been sitting around or not flown you will most likely have rusted cylinders and cam.

I don't want to buy a bike and then put thousands of dollars into repairing the engine.

Thanks for any assistance.

Ralph

Bextreme:
Bike with 11 miles should still have break in oil. Typically you change the break in oil after 500 miles.rust should not be an issue since the engine is sealed. Only thing I would have a concern is old gas if it’s sat a long time


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divedolphin:
I thought the bikes come with Syn3 full synthetic oil from the factory?

skratch:
if it's a cvo, it did.

some people still like to change it right away, though it isn't required by the manual until 1000 miles.

Unbalanced:
If you can I’d want to do a compression and leakdown test.  I’d also like to heat it up and after a bit see if it smokes as well as take a listen to the engine for abnormal noises unlike the - they all do that.   I’d also check the tires for cracking etc.

Even if you had to pay at the dealer I would do the checks.

Check the underside for oil leaks or seepage. Mirror is helpful for this.

Good luck with it.

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