Originally Posted by Scudda

Well I just got back from a demo ride of the Heritage and I can honestly say wow! Did it sound like my fatboy...no But it did a lot of things better. I will say one thing I don't like is that the primary on all the Softails is way too wide....I had trouble keeping my left leg off of it.

It rode like a dream...now I understand while touring guys meant when they said they ride a couch...Power was great. I would need to see the need to do a stage 1 unless you wanted to.

Just my take on it

Originally Posted by TURQ

You're right the primary is hard to keep your leg off of. However I rode it for 30 minutes and I could touch it with my bare hand and hold it there. I watched a youtube video of a guy touch the rocker boxes with a gloved hand. This 114 on this bike seems to run much cooler. All anecdotal at this point. Awesome bike! I will own one shortly.

Originally Posted by scottt

As we all know, Los Angeles is a big time city, a lot happens, money is made along with ocean front property. Some of it is actually 1st class.

Bakersfield on the other hand is a relatively small town in a agriculture based town. Its hot and dusty. Not a bad place but does not compare...... coming from North of Los Angeles you pass Bakersfield before going over the grapevine into L.A.

So....if your going to L.A. don't get off in Bakersfield means, if your going all out, don't settle for less along the way.

Originally Posted by scottt

I'm with you, what color do you want? Hope Harley planned for 90 percent 114's. That's my biggest concern.

Originally Posted by TURQ

I'm leaning to the Green/Black 2 tone. However I am a denim fan and that ugly rust color is really growing on me! The Twisted Cherry on the Breakout is killer but I haven't seen it on the Heritage. After riding this bike for two days in a row I am a serious fan!

Originally Posted by tbplayer

To make an analogy, both Iron Maiden and Van Halen changed lead vocalists at one point in their history. One decidedly better, the other decidedly worse.

For me, so far at least, the 2018 Softails are like Bruce Dickinson. Decidedly better.

Originally Posted by TURQ

I'm leaning to the Green/Black 2 tone. However I am a denim fan and that ugly rust color is really growing on me! The Twisted Cherry on the Breakout is killer but I haven't seen it on the Heritage. After riding this bike for two days in a row I am a serious fan!

Originally Posted by scott7d

Road a 114" heritage today. Extremely underwhelmed with the motor. If this is the same powerplant moving the 2017 CVO touring bikes around, I hope they're getting a downhill start. Maybe my opinion is scewed because my bike has a lot of motor work. But yeah, wasn't impressed compared to a 103 or 110.

Originally Posted by scottt

Hopefully you know that the 114 is only available in three paint schemes. Black, the flat rust iron and the anniversary blue/black combo. The other paint options are only available with the 107. I actually think Harley did this to limit 114 production. I am torn between vivid black and the flat rust paint. Going to be a long 4 or 5 months waiting to buy.