I actually think it takes a lot of discipline to keep a Harley stock. And I love the look of plenty of bikes on the showroom floor.

That said, I rented Heritage Softail during our honeymoon in Hawaii that was all stock. Solid bike, and took the nicely paved road to Hona on Maui pretty well.

That said, the motor sounded like a washing machine compared to the Stage 1 on my Slim. Responded kinda leisurely too. Plus my bike just sits lower, is more stripped down and more my style.

Mods be worth it, IMHO. Though they ain't cheap.

 

Thanks to EPA regulations, these bikes come from the factory handicapped. You gotta do a good stage 1 upgrade just to bring them up to par. Beyond that it's all personal preference!

 

Will never own another stocker,not taking anything away just way beyond that these days. We all march to a different beat.

 

I'm finally at the point where I leave my cars alone. Bikes? Not gonna happen. I think they all sell them knowing the seat and suspensions are sh*t. That and a LOT of power is left on the table.

I would like to ride a stock Utra just to be reminded of how good I have it with my bike.

 

Most of the mods I do are for show aside from the Stage 1 and cams. I look at it as a hobby (or passion), nothing more, nothing less. Modding a bike isn't for an investment as we all know you get no return on the other end when you sell it (if you sell it). I can't imagine riding a stock HD for more than a month at best.

 

Never understand why stock suspensions are bad on so many bikes. It;s probably the cheapest and best bang for the buck improvement to make. I would'nt think it would affect the msrp that much.

 

Agree. Some mods are necessary to make the bike fit you properly. Most mods are for the pure fun of it. I'm just a shade-tree guy, but messing with my bike is a part of the fun of motorcycling, for me.

Right now the RKC is right about where I want it, and even though I don't have the extra cash I search for a Sportster 883R to mess with. WTF? Yup, it's a sickness, but a good one!

 

I've got 10 grand into all the mods I did since I got mine in 04. Now I see myself thinking about changing some things. Like the rear fender attached to the swingarm and a solo non-spring seat. Can't see it in my sig, I have a Rocket Bobs VooDoo now.

I have actually only a season and a half and 1100 miles on it (no time to ride) since I finished the way it looks now. It never ends.

 

I had mine for 5 months before I did anything. Adding mods makes it more personal and yours. Stock could be anyone's bike.

 

I had a defined written plan for all my mods before I picked up the bike, and actually had some of them done before I picked it up new. (Air Cleaner, Exhaust, SE Tuner and Dyno) It's a 2012, purchased in November of 2011, and the mods have been done in 4 phases.

I've got about $15,000.00 in her now, all I have left are Apes, Forward Controls, FBI Extended Bags, and then a not too wild Tribal paint job.

It has been fun doing it, and I love the way my bike looks.