If you could swing it, I'd keep the Deuce for short rides in addition to the Ultra.

 

It took me a year to get my wife to test ride an Ultra with me. Now she's sold on one......and so am I.

 

I was looking for a Deuce when the deal of a lifetime fell in my lap on my '02 Ultra. My wife and I both love it. I have a buddy in NC that has seen the pix and calls it a LazyBoy on 2 wheels. I can't believe the comfort level on it. My longest ride to date was 4hours and I wasn't even fatigued like I was on my previous smaller bike after a 1.5 hour ride. You will both enjoy it.

 

Yep....know that feel'n well.....I love mine(Deuce), but long haul for a passenger? not the bike for it.....I can ride it all day.....not a problem,even have the Sundowner w/the wider pass. area....still ain' comfy for long hauls for the passenger....an don' matter how many "rest stops" neither.....
If ya like'd the 02' Ultra ya rode, you'll really fall for the newer one's.....all the changes they made to the bikes(over 450,I think) really make the difference.....friends I ride with that have'm say it's real noticeable in the ride an' handle'n.......good luck on the decision, an for long hauls, ya prolly won' regret the switch............or she won't !

 

Many of us, as drivers, have buffeting problems with the Ultra.

Also, watch out for side winds...there is a lot of mass catching the wind. We got blown over sitting at a stop sign in Chamberlain, SD, when strong winds were roaring through the valley.

Other than that....We love it !

 

Thanks for all the cheers of encouragement. We are thinking in terms of trying out a newer Ultra so we can see if we can determine the differences in ride/etc the MoCo touts. (Our local dealer has offered a new one for a demo.)

Getting an Ultra isn't going to be something we can pull-off next weekend or so. It's going to be a while. There is a payment we need to retire first. I will be doing this by making some sweeping changes in my biking ways. Simply put, I have too many bikes and can't enjoy them all (no time).

As well, I think I'm going to step back from my vintage dirt competition (I'm 58 now... it may be time) and just ride trails/etc. This will free up 3 bikes that can be sold. (Two of them high-dollar vintage collectibles.) That should take care of the payment we want to eliminate. This frees up monthly disposable to apply toward an Ultra... but... depending on just how much Ultra we want to purchase (older used or newer or new?)... the Deuce may need to be sold to go toward it. The Deuce's future is uncertain at this point.

ONCE all my changes have taken place, I would like to have only 3 bikes in the garage:

My dirt bike.
Her dirt bike.
An Ultra.

It's been YEARS AND YEARS since I've only had three bikes!!! I will still touch base with my vintage bike friends/competiton, but only as a sweep rider aboard my newer dirt bike.

Welp, off to see our Mom's today. I'll check in on this thread later tonight and maybe I can type some of my impressions/comparisons between the Deuce and the Ultra. I was surprised at a few of them!

 

My wife finds our Deuce hard work on a longer ride too. I'm not sold on the Ultra's looks, but quite like the Street Glide. Would the SG be a big upgrade in comfort level, or maybe a Road King?

 

My wife LOVES the Ultra Limited, compared to my 07 heritage.
Can ride much longer with no problems.

 

Hope you get it worked out, and off on that long bike trip soon. The Duece is a great local/daytrip bike, but the baggers rule when it comes to racking up the miles in comfort.
Good luck with the details.
Regards,
R

 

Same here. Just got rid of 05 Heritage for the Limited and she love the ride. I had to get some adjustable pegs for her as the boards were a bit too low for her. But now it's great. You won't be sorry. As **** says, "just do it."