When I bought my Nightster only 2 months ago, I thought, "Self, we should ride this thing stock. I can't believe the money people put into these things."
I take it you couldn't convince yourself huh? ahahhaha
Don't worry once you think you're done, its not, theres gonna be something else.
The bike will suck you dry if youre not careful. I'm a prime example lol. You should try putting the 883 iron bars on they are a bit narrower with a little less pull back but, they improve the responsiveness of the bike by a long shot for a decent price I paid about $60 for mine. Hopefully you won't ride as hard as I do and drag those nice pipes in a hard right corner. The nightster is a perfectly capable bike for long road trips you just have to plan your route a little more carefully than most people. The furthest I've ridden in a day was 1127 miles. If you can deal with a bit of a sore butt it's great.