Well I bit the bullet and had HD do the initial service on my Ultra. $337 later it's done with Synthetic oil throughout. I already have a service manual, so the next one (5K) is going to be done by me.

Two initial observations. First of all, I can now find Neutral first time every time. It used to be a frustrating operation to get it into Neutral. The other thing is that my EITMS didn't come on once on the way home, even though I hit some heavy traffic and long lights. Before, it would have come on I think.

 

It's not a bad idea to let the Dealer do the 1K. What synthetic oil did they use? I've noticed a lot of Dealers around here are selling Amsoil. They offer it for the same price as HD Syn3 with the service.

 

They just used HD 20W 50 synthetic.

 

Yours looks like an 09, am I right? They didn't put 20W50 in all three holes did they? I had an 09 and it came with 20W50 Dino oil in the motor, Belray 85W140 in the Tranny and formula+ in the primary. The first service, I had them put Amsoil 20W50 in the motor and Primary. Amsoil 75W90 in the tranny. I could tell a big difference riding home. I now have an 08 UC. I use Mobil1 20W50 V-twin in the motor now, I'm switching back to Amsoil my next service. Redline Shockproof heavy in the Tranny. I do my own service now. Lot of fun working on your bike. Saves some $$$ too.