Need some opinions please,
#12
09-07-2008 | 09:10 PM
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From: Boise, Idaho
For what it's worth, I recommend leaving the damn thing alone. I just put on 7,000 miles across country on my stock 2008 Ultra. Not a single problem, comfortable, plenty of power down the road, and me and wife had a great trip. I read on this forum time and time again about guys who modify their bikes and all too often spend the next few years complaining about weird consequential problems, denied warranty claims, etc. It's a great bike out of the box. Those engineers are pretty smart guys and I'd trust their handywork unless you're determined to dump money into the bike and possibly mess it up. Enjoy it.
I agree. I have only a stage 1 on my '07 UC. certainly ain't a racer, but plenty of enough power riding two up on trips, even pulling a trailer.
#14
09-08-2008 | 02:35 AM
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From: Milwaukee, WI
#15
10-31-2008 | 06:13 AM
I guess you'll get lots of advice...here is what I did.
I got the 09 Ultra after a year and 15,000 miles on my 07. I did stage one on my 07, just pipes, Rinehart True Duals, A/C and T-Max. That was about $2100 all told (Dealer installed). Ran great, mileage sucked. Had about 75HP and 89TQ. And was too loud for me.
So on my 09 I went with a 103 Stage II street legal kit. About $2200 installed. Nice sound for my tastes. Full factory warranty if installed within 60 days of purchase.
Still new, just 70 miles on this build (picked it up yesterday) but so far I like it. There are folks on here with this build that report great driveability, gobs of usable tq right where you want it, from 2000-4000rpm.
It sounds like you want to do something, and have the money to do it. Get the classic if that is what you want, get cruise for a little more, but you get a bunch more stuff for not much more money if you get the Ultra. If you get the factory 103, you have a better platform later if you want to do pipes and an EFI tuner. (The 09 103 kit keeps the stock mufflers but comes with a cat-equiped header-just don't install that header).
In the end, do what you want, but like me, I will always end up getting what I thought of first, and doing it early gives you more options later.
I got the 09 Ultra after a year and 15,000 miles on my 07. I did stage one on my 07, just pipes, Rinehart True Duals, A/C and T-Max. That was about $2100 all told (Dealer installed). Ran great, mileage sucked. Had about 75HP and 89TQ. And was too loud for me.
So on my 09 I went with a 103 Stage II street legal kit. About $2200 installed. Nice sound for my tastes. Full factory warranty if installed within 60 days of purchase.
Still new, just 70 miles on this build (picked it up yesterday) but so far I like it. There are folks on here with this build that report great driveability, gobs of usable tq right where you want it, from 2000-4000rpm.
It sounds like you want to do something, and have the money to do it. Get the classic if that is what you want, get cruise for a little more, but you get a bunch more stuff for not much more money if you get the Ultra. If you get the factory 103, you have a better platform later if you want to do pipes and an EFI tuner. (The 09 103 kit keeps the stock mufflers but comes with a cat-equiped header-just don't install that header).
In the end, do what you want, but like me, I will always end up getting what I thought of first, and doing it early gives you more options later.
#16
10-31-2008 | 07:19 AM
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From: Brockport, NY
X2. Go Ultra and dress down to SG !. Best of both worlds...Thinking about doing that to my bike too. Chroming up the bike is another story. 
Leave everything stock as it runs so superb. Had Samson Exhaust and never liked the deceleration popping sounds on my ol' RKC.
Leave everything stock as it runs so superb. Had Samson Exhaust and never liked the deceleration popping sounds on my ol' RKC.
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