Hello-
Does anyone else think Harley's solution to the heat is kind of funny?&nbsp\\;Running the exhaust up and under, away from the legs.&nbsp\\;Pretty smart in a way and good for the aftermarket pipe makers, since they will now have to sell a new design I guess.
Also, wasn't it funny to read all of the speculation about the 09 models and then, here they are, basically the same? No water cooled baggers, no XR Sporty that the Europeans get, etc.&nbsp\\;I was laughing to myself at the wild ideas, now I can laugh out loud at all of those people who had "inside information, direct from reliable inside sources"!
Cheers!

 

Good laugh&nbsp\\;Myself, I am happy there were No water cooled baggers

 

I had a hard time believing that H-D would be going to water-cooled bikes.&nbsp\\; I figured they couldn't change the appearances of them TOO much or else they would lose the loyalists.&nbsp\\; Glad to see they went the route they did.

Ben

 

reliable info my azz-ride safe

 

You just gotta luv the speculators, NOT. Could not live with a water cooled.

 

I guess they put cat converters into the exhaust.. or do the 08s have cats already?
My 06 cop bike hade a cat in the right muffler and that thing got HOT...
After chucking it for the V&amp\\;Hs and stage1, everything runs much cooler.
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Anyway, I wonder if they were able to richen the mix up some and cool the motor temp.

 

It also looks like they added a single heat deflector for the riders right leg.

 

Only bikes bound for CA had/have cats.

 

well guess what the xr1200 is here, soon water cooling, you know the moco does read these forums especially now that they are not selling too many bikes. hopefully they will give people a watercooled tourer that they have been wanting.

 

Ya just what I want a water cooled Tour ride ..NOTTT!
Go buy a goldwing
All the changes on the 09 do the research , major changes...