i ride a stock superglide (minus seat) and enjoy it for the most part. only a couple things really bother me.. i hate the handlebars they are in a very awkward position so they are on there way out, and the mid controls are a bit over rated, so i shift with my heel from the highway pegs. pipes will come someday, but i'm not going to hold my breath. other than that i love my bike

 

I rode my fatbob for 8000 miles before doing stage 1,sure it's got a little more oomff but Ifind myself taking it easier because now the law can hear me coming if I'm givin' her in town or on the highway! I almost wish i had spent the money on suspension and traction instead. I was happy with it stock! Today I'm reading about guys with head work and cams and my alter ego is thinking mmmmmm.... more power mwahhahahahahaha! It really is too addictive but I'm in the eddy now!

 

Good points. The mids just didn't work for me either, and I shifted with my heel from highway pegs for awhile but decided to try forwards and see how that worked, well the bike really transformed and got so much more comfortable to ride


Exactly

 

My 07 FXDC is all stock, but I just got it a week ago. I don't mind it, but I'll eventually get slip ons. The bike is just too quiet for me.

 

i picked up my FXDC about two weeks ago. prior to picking it up i was close to having them do slip-ons, chip & air intake (like i did with my sporty prior) but decided against doing that.

after riding it for a couple of weeks, i am glad i didnt make the swap prior to picking up the bike. i like the way it sounds stock, and am not so certain about making the change now at all.

i have done some little things to the bike, but dont plan on doing anything major to this one. only thing i am lookiing forward to doing for now is swapping out the headlight with a nice chrome billet one in the not too distant future.

 

Thanks guys, you made me feel normal and not like a wuss anymore

Once the wind buffeting and forward control issues are dealt with I'll be content to ride my bobber as it is, pretty much stock. I got no problem with the power she has while I got my legs wrapped around those big jugs and let her goose me down the highway. I love the gear ratio on my 6 speed, seems from no matter what gear I'm in she's ready to shove me along some more if I just throttle her up a tad. The sound works for me also as I don't care much for the staccato crack sound but prefer the big water muted boat sound better. If I could get it to sound like a 8 cylinder radial airplane engine I might change pipes for that sound !

While I won't be making many changes I love to read about all the changes you other guys are making and please keep posting pics. I'd post pics of mine but ain't nothing special about it except it's my name on the title and not the banks

Here comes the sun, time to mount up and go break some wind.

 

I'm not sure it's because your almost 72 years old. I'm almost 72 too and love making the bike mine. Never have left one stock. No sense in me starting now.

 

YOD- I kinda like that sound too,lol, just not on my scoot!

 

I’m running completely stock and intend on leaving it that way. I bought it because I liked the way it looked and my opinion hasn’t changed.

Also, I have it bad for cycling so any money that I would put into my Street Bob goes into one of my bikes.

 

I added slip ons, pegs, grips, and sissy bar. Other than that it's stock. I had plans for some more mods, but between the economy, and my ex wife I don't have much left at the end of the month.