Hi I am new to the forum and I have narrowed my bike purchase down to a couple of models of the Sportster. My question is are the number of Klms on the bike an issue and what should I look for in terms of wear and tear at say 20,000 vs 40,000 klms or should I be looking for a bike with say 10,000 Klms. I am thinking the bike is very reliable as the basic engine has been around for a long time and is very simple in terms of construction, so any input or suggestions would be appreciated.
Cheers Greg

well sportsters improved a lot in reliability when the evo motor arrived, then improved even more when they went from 4 speed to 5 speed.

Bro anything over 10000 kms they will blow up that why so many people sell them with low kms 

Agree; at 10,001 kms all Sporty are programmed to blow up (someone forgot to tell my one as I'm just shy of 80k...lol)

There's so many good deals out there for low km Harleys, there's really no reason to buy one with any more than 4 or 5k on it.  I've bought three Sporty's over the years and of the two near new ones that I bought, one had 250 kilometers on it, and my current bike had 3000 km on it.  It pays to shop around and look interstate if you have to.

Wow, I should buy one with 10002 klms its got to be cheap, haha

Thanks for that information, I was just trying to get some feedback as to what the pitfalls are of buying a high Klms bike.

Thanks again, with the clutch issue, are there any warning signs - like shudder or slipping?

Thanks again

Phill being sarcastic bro lol 

I ride mine most days. I now have over 160k highway kms on it.  It has been a very reliable bike all up. Regular services, and letting it warm up before riding, and ride it like you stole it. It still goes fantastic, just has a few more squeaks than it used to. I did not expect it to be this reliable when I bought it.