nytro

Thanks for the replies, I do plan on taking it easy getting back on a bike. Would be looking at something smaller if it wasn't for the wife wanting to ride. Anyone have any suggestions of a smaller bike that would still be comfortable for two up riding? I think if we get something that rides to harsh, my wife will lose interest and I din't want that to happen. I will be talking to the dealer again about price and will try to get it down another grand. I would like to support my local dealer if possible since they have taken good care of me on the snowmobile side of things. And I realize that the price will probably be higher than would I could get from a private party. But the peace of mind knowing that the dealer will stand behind what they sell is worth some coin also.

I'm looking at buying a 2005 RSD with about 40,000 miles on it. The dealer whose selling it has done all the maintenance on it and it's in immaculate condition. What kind of issues am I likely to have. This seems to me to be high miles, but I'm used to riding snowmobiles which would long be in the scrap pile before they got these miles. The dealer wants about $8000 for it which I think is kind of high. Is it?. My wife and I are looking at doing a few trips a year of a few hundred to a thousand miles each. With neither having ridden for the last 30 years, is this to much of a bike. We are both in our early 50s and in good shape. I plan on getting used to the bike for a few thousand miles before we do any riding together. Am I nuts to be looking at a bike this big and with this many miles??