I have not looked for it. But friend who worked at dealer and went to training was told 50k.

I had one go 55k. Replacing belt before it fails upsets people
IMO to start thinking about it after 50 is good idea. Same with lifters and timing chain pads.

I thought brake pads had a service wear number. But can't remember

 

Tri-J your mindset is very close to mine. In Feb of 24 I dropped by the dealer to inquire about a new Ultra Limited (I was riding a 2010 Ultra Classic at the time). The new iPad Street Glides and Road Glides were out and they were a hard no for me. No Limited options (at that time not even a tour pak), ugly, and in my opinion too much tech to be reliable in the long haul (think 20 years down the road). I also had an audio build in mind that was much easier on the Rushmore bikes. I was told that the 24 models were in black only but they knew where some unsold 23s in chrome were still available. GM told me to ride a 24 since it was mechanically the same bike. I did and liked it so I asked him what he could find. He showed me a chrome 23 in Gray Haze/Silver fortune over at Ray Price H.D. and gave me some numbers I could live with. I asked him to go get it.

All in all I've loved the bike. I also got the Saddlemen extended reach seat and Tall Boys brackets. The stock riding position cramps my legs like crazy even though I am only 6'2. After the seat and floorboard replacements I got the KST reduced reach bars because unlike some they allowed me to keep my stock heated grips. This kept me from leaning forward as much and allowed me to enjoy the back rest more. Like you I am also looking forward to my first ever set of chrome lowers and also some sort of fork cartridges to smooth out the bumps. I got some RWD rear shocks and really like them. I was spoiled by the air shocks on my old bike so I was really itching to upgrade the suspension.

I also got the 447 torque cam with SE intake manifold and air cleaner and Fuel Moto Jackpot mufflers. I really like the extra low end grunt and smoothness of that cam, but that was just a want, not a need. The JackPots quieten down nicely once the cruise control is set.

Good luck with your bike. In my opinion the 23 Limiteds were the last Harley Touring bikes I really liked the looks of. I know they have bikes with tour paks stock on them now, but without the light bar and passing lamps they just look like jap bikes to me.

 

I don't know why Harley doesn't change this. One reason I lost interest in my 2015. I like stereo.

Talked to lots of people who work around this.

 

Yeah I agree. I've never ridden a pre 09 touring bike, so I don't know if I could live with one of them or not. It was a big expense changing out seat, floorboard brackets, and bars, but now it is so comfortable I don't even think about the highway pegs until a lot of miles go by.

 

Been riding since 1979. Have never found the ‘perfect bike’, that is a never ending search.
The bikes currently in the fleet are this 2014 Ultra Limited, a 2018 Honda Goldwing Tour DCT (good on arthritic hands some days) and a 2003 Honda ST1300.
The ST just resides in the garage and will be sold soon.
The Goldwing is a great sport-tourer, can rip if you want it. Never quite found the perfect riding comfort on it.
Knees cramp up and stock seat sucks over a few hours.

been riding Harleys since ‘79 and generally always have one in garage.
This ‘14 has almost 135,000 km on it.
Still solid as when new. no smoke, no leaks.
A year ago had my indy go over it completely, they installed new Woods 222 cams, SE lifters and pushrods, SE intake.
Has V&H Monster Ovals and a FP3.

Bike hauls when needed but not hurting reliability.
Still my favorite ride. Don’t see buying a new one at my age.
Next week this bike is getting new Legend Revo A rear suspension and Axeo Comfort front cartridges.

 

Yes, the service manual says when to replace the brake pads......

The service manual says to replace brake pads when the they reach a minimal pad thickness (I believe it's 1mm front and 2mm rear)..... NOT at a specific mileage.

The service manual says to replace the belt when damaged, or when it displays certain wear patterns...... NOT at a specific mileage.

Everybody has an opinion on the mileage for a "preventative maintenance" drive belt replacement. But it is just an opinion.

I've never seen anything in writing from the MoCo on a specific mileage.... only replacement based on wear...



FWIW.....

Here is the wear chart:






The above figure & table is in all the Service Manuals I have for my Twin Cam and M8 bikes...

'01, '03 & '09 Softail Service Manuals
'12, '16 & '20 Touring Service Manuals
'16 Dyna Service Manual

Unless I missed it, they contain nothing about replacing the drive belt at a certain mileage...

 

It what he told and agreed with. It seems most people prefer to ride until failure. I get it. It's expensive. I got 25k on my second belt. See if I put my money where my mouth is.

Mine pac manned at 55k.

 

I purchased this '22 DCT 'Wing new, but didn't keep it long. Great bike in terms of power and handling, loved the DCT performance, and thought it was a good-looking bike. I hated the OEM seat (most uncomfortable seat, ever), and when I had chrome peeling off of the front emblem appliqué at 2K miles and Honda balked at covering it under warranty, I traded it for a '23 Breakout.

I don't like the look of the new HD touring bikes at all. I'm watching for the right deal on an older HD...I will own one again.

 

Next week you are about to "find" the perfect bike!

 

yeah, I don't push the belt to failure, 144,000 heavily loaded hard miles on an 09 Ultra, belt was still in very good shape and 14 Limited with same riding conditions, belt still looks good at 120,000 miles. Replace based on inspection per wear chart.