Thanks for the heads up. I'd read an article about that. The dealer I bought it from mentioned that they replaced the front and rear brakes on the bike as it needed replaced. I'm not sure if they did a brake fluid flush or not but I'll probably do it here soon just to be sure. I'm also looking into getting a small 12V pump and a plug kit just to be on the safe side while on the road. As for the battery tender, no I have not. I usually ride year round unless there's snow/ice on the ground but before winter gets here, I'll get me a battery tender just in case I need to park it for a while.

Thank you. And for now, I'll definitely keep the white walls. They have plenty of tread on them. I do like the classic look of the white walls but they do get dirty quick. I'm not one to meticulously wash and polish my bike after every ride like many people I know.

That may not work in my case. I was looking at the back wheels and it appears that the black part has already started flaking/chipping away from not being cleaned by the previous owner. At this point, I'm not going to fuss overly about it and when I find a replacement wheel, I'll make sure they're taken care of.

 

Thank you. And btw, that air pressure I was referring to want the tire pressure . It was the air pressure for the rear shocks. I have the rear tire aired to 40psi and the front at 35psi as per the manual. The rear shock is at 30psi for now but will bump it to 40 when the wife rides with me.

 

Ah,10-4. The conversation bounced back and forth between tires and shocks I guess I missed that!

 

In reference to the battery tender, I ride year round as well and I plug my battery into the battery tender every night.
On your brakes, I would imagine they changed the pads, but probably did not do a full flush. Perhaps they did. No harm in asking.

 

Yeah, I figured as much.

I figured you usually use the tender when you park the bike for an extended time so that it doesn't go dead. Riding everyday, would there be much benefit from connecting a tender every night? I suppose it wouldn't hurt.

Yeah, I'll probably give them a call and see if the fluid was flushed when they changed the pads - my guess is not, but like you said - no harm in asking.

 

The battery thing is just one of those "might as well" things. I am sure there are electrical/chemical engineers who can say if there is any benefit with keeping an AGM battery always charged (well I think it is an AGM, not sure now).
I believe we have the same paint schemes for our 2010 Ultra Limiteds.
My main changes were going to LED tail and turn lights and of course an LED headlight and passing lamps. I added the harness the turned the tour pak lights into turn and brake signals as well and add the hd power plug to the trunk. Bike already had a stage one setup. I had to have my seat cut down by Mean City Cycles to help accommodate my desire to touch the ground comfortably (along with lower the bike 1 inch).

 

Looks like we have a similar paint scheme, except yours has blue on the top and black at the bottom, while mine's the opposite - the top part is black, while the bottom is a psychedelic blue/purple. Yours look nice!! Especially in that camping setup.

I'll be looking into the LED conversion sometime and would love to do what you have already done - especially the LED headlight and passing lamps. What brand did you go with on those and was it hard to do?

PS: Whereabouts in Texas are you located at? I'm in Lawton - about 45 minutes from Wichita Falls, TX

PPS: Just noticed that you have a GPS mounted as well; how do you have the power connection for it? Cigarette lighter adapter? Wiring harness?

 

I am essentially straight down the toll road, then texas 16 in Kerrville. We would travel through Lawton frequently going to Kansas City.
I am using the truck-lite approach for my front lights. Harley stuff for the tail lights. The truck-lites are a lot cheaper (about $300 for the whole setup, plus you need to buy an accent ring for the headlight as it sticks out some). There are some spin-offs of the Harley Daymakers that I might seriously consider now. I have no gripes about the truck-lite LED headlight with the minor issue of the very horizontal light (noticed mostly when turning).
I have been using the same old Garmin for some time with the suction mount stuck to the tach face plate for many thousands of miles on this bike and my previous bike. Never has fallen off. I use the factory plug on the inner fairing for power.