Candy Glide in California : V-Twin Forum: Harley Davidson Forums

cat5752 · 07-29-2008, 08:45 AM

Was looking through Craigslist California last night and there is a 1985 FXRC with 27K for $5999 OBO. I have never seen one of these that low, and with all original paint and seat. And no, it isn't mine and I don't know the guy. There is another thread on here where a guy was looking at two of them and they were both over 10000. Just kind of weird to see what location does to value, or maybe this guy doesn't know what he has. Kelly Blue Book for an 85 FXR is over 6000!?? I know why they call it a Candy Glide now. It's in the Inland Empire section. Pretty good looking bike if you like those colors, I guess.

hardluk1 · 07-29-2008, 09:27 AM

Or someone is in need of money ,sound like a good buy. To bad it ain't near me and i hate those colors.

cat5752 · 07-29-2008, 09:35 AM

That's what everybody says about em.

FXR2 · 07-29-2008, 11:53 AM

Not everybody.

hardluk1 · 07-29-2008, 01:26 PM

It would have to be painted , black, green, brown, white. Just no candy.

Unca Mike · 07-29-2008, 02:10 PM

First let me say I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and I have a bitchin' FXR4 that I really dig. However what do you think a 24 year old 55hp bike with 27k on it should be worth? I'd bet the guy selling it would take $5500 and be happy to get it. Maybe even $5000.

Remember California's Central Valley is the "Mortgage Foreclosure Capitol of the US". A lot of folks out there are really hurtin' and having a Har-r-r-ley in your garage is probably less important to some people than making the mortgage payment or putting food on the table.

"The times they are a changin'." - Bob Dylan

Jeffytune · 07-29-2008, 03:17 PM

Took me a while to find it, but it is very clean.

On the other hand, there is a 1997 blue one up hear with less miles for 7K.

FXD super glide

FXR2 · 07-29-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffytune

On the other hand, there is a 1997 blue one up hear with less miles for 7K.

A 1997 woudn't even be a FXR, much less a Candy glide.

Since it's obvious that none of the respondents know what this bike is, allow me (from another thread):

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Originally Posted by FXR2

It sounds llike youive found a 1985 FXRC Low Glide Custom, known as a "Candy Glide", which would make it at least a bit special.

From the book Harley Davidson Evolution Motorcycles:

"Two other limited editions were run for 1985 (one official and one unofficial) both to gain extra sales and to help perfect the production line process for supplying more chrome. The official one was the FXRC Low Glide Custom which in some locales was unofficially dubbed "Candy Glide", in honor of its delicious candy orange and root beer paint--paint that made the whole motorcycle seem to glow in full sunlight like a radioactive pumpkin.

Other special touches on the Candy Glide included unique tank graphics that were actually embedded in the paint, a root beer colored seat, laced wheels, a sleeker front fender (like on the XLCR and XLCH) and the same package of chrome covers on the engine as on the Disc Glide, plus even more chrome on the speedo, tach and other bits....only 1084 were built."

If in fact, you're looking at a Candy Glide, and it's unmolested, then in the HD world, (and within that, the FXR world) this is something special. On the other hand, only us FXR types will ever know that. Again, if your goal is to wow the gang on bike night with a Candy Glide, you're going to be disappointed. Only a relative few HD FXR fans will know what it is. On the other hand, If knowing what it is suits you and you don't care about public accolades, then it sounds like a neat find.

I would also mention that you need to decide if you want to customize the bike after purchase, because if you want to paint it and change stuff around, then the whole Candy Glide history thing is irrevelent. Good luck.

Don't know how long this will be available on the web but here's a video "walkaround" of a Candy glide. Notice the sun reflecting off of the paint--turns the orange to candy gold.

http://www.truveo.com/1985-HarleyDav.../id/2617288277

cat5752 · 07-29-2008, 04:58 PM

Do you mean to come across like that or did I just take it wrong? Not sure how it is obvious that no one knows what it is? I know exactly what it is and i am pretty sure that an FXR fan does as well. I wouldn't have called it a Candy Glide if I didn't. Jeffytune's link didn't list an FXR, it listed an FXD Super Glide. You're very right- FXRs weren't around in 97 and I am pretty sure he knows that. IIRC he is a Harley mechanic for a local dealer.

FXR2 · 07-29-2008, 06:48 PM

Didn't mean to ruffle anybody's feathers. Cat, I would say that you are the originator of the thread, not a respondent. It did appear to me that none of the respondents (after your start) were familiar with what the bike is/was. Obviously you knew about the bike.

I am aware that Jeffytune's link was for a FXD, not a FXR, which is why I figured he must not know what a Candy Glide is. When he says "On the other hand, there is a 1997 blue one up hear with less miles for 7K" it would appear to me that he's equating the two, as though they are the same thing, only different in age. A 1997 blue Candy Glide??? I mean that's what he said. I've had numerous HD dealer employees insist to the point of argument to me that FXR's and FXD's were the same. You say Jeffy knows the difference, I say good for him.

Believe me, I am a FXR fan.

Again, no offense intended to anyone. Just trying to enlighten.

hardluk1 · 07-29-2008, 09:34 PM

unca mike, an fxr4 ,it's not like you bought a superbike from hd .To most older riders it ain;t any differnt than some buy'n a SE bike. It ain't a true custom just a jas'd up regular bike. What did yours put to the groud new ,70-75 big deal. If someone is luckly and can by it for 5000 great. Wonder what that makes yours worth there if you have a payment over do. That candy glide is the egual of yours in it's day. The only reason you have the one you have is because of the earlier bikes ,some left over frames..
fxr2 You are not the only person that knows what it is. It's still just a harley, it ain't a copo camero with a 427 ,it's just a fxr that the factory jaz'd up ain't gona be worth more than it is now.The owner might get back what he payed new. If it was mine i would still paint it.An i have rode hd's for 26 years. It's nice to be into fxrs but control, most probably don't care that much outside the fact that it is an fxr. If it had 0 miles it might be different but it ain't. One fxr rider to anohter.

cat5752 · 07-30-2008, 01:25 AM

FXR2,
I went back and re-read it and I stand corrected. As far as whether a Candy Glide will ever be worth more than $5999, I would say the fact that a guy on here almost bought one of two that were both over $10K settles that argument. Just like every other automotive oddity (best term I can come up with), the Candy Glide has a fan base, albeit small, that would pay that for it. Look how much a Cosworth Vega went for when it was new, and how much an original one goes for now. Different things will always be valuable to different people. Some people would drop a bundle on a Shovelhead or a Knucklehead. Were or are those engines ever worth it? To some they are, but most see them as good looking engines that looked better than they ever ran. Not trying to start anything here, but I know I just paid $5900 for a run of the mill 85 FXRS. If both bikes would have been sitting side by side, I still would have chose what I did. I hate the colors too.

It's all good, and it's all about FXRs, which can't be bad.

Jeffytune · 07-30-2008, 02:51 AM

I was not offended FXR2, to me, it is just a 23 year old bike with a cool paint option.

I am not saying it is not worth the money, I like it and would leave the paint just the way it is.

But I would keep the glide for a daily rider.

FXR2 · 07-30-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by hardluk1

it's just a fxr that the factory jaz'd up ain't gona be worth more than it is now.The owner might get back what he payed new. ... most probably don't care that much outside the fact that it is an fxr.

I agree. A vast majority of HD riders don't know or care about a Candy Glide. And pretty much only FXR freaks will ever know what it was. That's why I said this in my post:

"On the other hand, only us FXR types will ever know that. Again, if your goal is to wow the gang on bike night with a Candy Glide, you're going to be disappointed. Only a relative few HD FXR fans will know what it is."

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Originally Posted by cat5752

FXR2,
Just like every other automotive oddity (best term I can come up with), the Candy Glide has a fan base, albeit small, that would pay that for it. Look how much a Cosworth Vega went for when it was new, and how much an original one goes for now. Different things will always be valuable to different people.

Right. Automotive oddity is actually a pretty good term for this bike. By today's standards, the paint job, which is what really made it special, is nothing special. But in 1985, in a then-world of mostly black Harley's, this factory paint job (along with a brown seat) was something very unique. The book I quoted mentioned that the paint job was either love it or hate it when it came out--a lot of HD folks weren't ready for that much color. But that's what makes it stand out today. To a few of us, anyway. And it's only those few that would see this bike as anything more than an aging FXR. I'm just trying to explain to folks scratching their heads why this is truly something a bit different.

By the way, hardluk, I saw a COPO Camaro on TV at the Barrett-Jackson auction lately. It sold for over $2 million. And cat, I haven't thought of Cosworth Vegas in a long time. You might be as old as I am, or did you read about them somewhere? I actually saw a few of those on the road back in the 70's. Wonder what they're worth, now?

FXR2 · 07-30-2008, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeffytune

I was not offended FXR2, to me, it is just a 23 year old bike with a cool paint option.

I am not saying it is not worth the money, I like it and would leave the paint just the way it is.

Glad you took no offense. None was intended. Most riders would say just what you did. It's a 23 year old bike with a cool (to some) paint job. Ultimately, it's only worth what somebody is willing to pay. If I had money and a big garage, I'd buy stuff like this just to have it. Then my friends would come over and yawn while I enthusiastically explained the history and significance of the Candy Glide.