Originally Posted by brandss

What the heck does the compensator upgrade get me? What am I missing. I don't even know what the heck the compensator is but feeling like I need to replace, lol. Feel free to have fun at my expense. I can take it.

Originally Posted by shortride

My '09 Ultra Classic had a large bang at startup from the get go. Every time it started the compensator would sound like it was coming apart. Unfortunately it was not bad enough to be replaced under warranty naturally. Harley-Davidson's favorite line is, "if it ain't broke we can't fix it." Rather than get stranded AGAIN, I opted to have the compensator changed to a new SE compensator and it turned out to be the best money I've spent so far on the scoot. It has a much smoother start now so I guess peace of mind is worth something.