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Message: <blockquote data-quote="skifrik" data-source="post: 788587" data-attributes="member: 4852"><p>I too own both. I have an 08 Road King and I just got rid of my 06FJR AE and got an 09. I had no mechanical issues with my 06 and it had 20,000 miles when sold. I lost $3700 on the FJR over 3 and a half years. Not too bad.  The Road King has been good so far but I am very worried that the engine is going to go due to a manufacturing problem Harley has when pressing together their crankshaft halves together. Why they press their cranks instead of welding them is beyond me. My friends engine just let go on his 05 with 18000 miles on it. It cost him $6000 to repair it. Plus he was on the first day of a two week trip 400 miles from home when it let go. Big hassle. Harley's are cool, no doubt. And I'm even looking at the new Road Glide Ultra's, but for $23,000 in this economy, it would be pretty stupid. Find a good deal on a used FJR. Ride it for a year of two, Then look at the Harley again. Maybe by then they will fix the engine issue. It does seem like they solve a problem a year with their bikes.</p></blockquote><p></p>