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I just got my 17 and naturally we cant leave well enough alone. I know I am going to stage 1 the bike. My last Heritage, an 04 had a Big sucker / PC / Samson true duals with fishtails.

I definately want to go true duals with fishtails again. I liked the Samsons but I know they had some QC issues in the recent past.

What set ups are you guys using. Pictures if ya gottem..


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ON our 07 Heritage that we got new and at the 1 K service I done the usual stage1,, Rush muffs, SE-AC and the SERT which was about the best tuner back then and a Dyno.


Then at the 15k I added some Andrews 26's and retuned,, it's been that way for the last 8 years and almost 40k more miles without ever having to touch the engine..


Plenty of ump (TQ) for me since the cams..


the 103's have more of course, but IFFy I ever got another new one --(Doubtful now since I am 67). I'd lean more to just doing the pipes for a while to see if I really wanted/needed any more....
 
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Not fishtails but I'm running the V&H Big Shots long on my heritage and I'm super happy with them. I almost did fishtails but decided to go with these last minute.

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If you truly want a stage 1, and nothing more later, I recently installed the $199 Fuel Moto Micro tuner and S&S Stealth intake. I couldn't be happier. It's the wrong tuner if your planning further upgrades later. But its the best bang for the buck if a Stage 1 is all you are looking for.
 
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If you truly want a stage 1, and nothing more later, I recently installed the $199 Fuel Moto Micro tuner and S&S Stealth intake. I couldn't be happier. It's the wrong tuner if your planning further upgrades later. But its the best bang for the buck if a Stage 1 is all you are looking for.

Thanks for the info everyone.. I took a ride over to Mayhem and their gonna figure out a few options. Theyre thinking Rinehart / PC / Big Sucker
 
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I have a 2012 Heritage and my Stage I upgrade was installed prior to delivery. This was well before Samson moved to Sturgis and began having their problems. It was also a time before they had removable tips on their fishtails. I don't know the current state of Samson quality or their wait times on a true dual system.

From a purely aesthetic standpoint, I happen to like the look of the Samson true dual fishtails over the others, including V&H.

I have the SE heavy breather, Samson 28.5" fishtails and the Power Vision tuner.

 
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I have a 2007 Heritage with Power Commander III, SE AC with K&N filter and Vance and Hines Big Shots Staggered and couldn't be happier. ......over 10 years and not one issue!
 
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I agree 100% that Samson true dual fishtails look best.......if I were doing fishtails, that's the way I would go.
 
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'14 Deluxe here, first thing I did was stage 1 with V&H Big Shots and added a K&N eliminating the football cover. Next month I then went Stage 2 with the SE-254E cam, SE tuner, and a dyno. Runs much better than stock.


 
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Originally Posted by uncle kebo
I just got my 17 and naturally we cant leave well enough alone. I know I am going to stage 1 the bike. My last Heritage, an 04 had a Big sucker / PC / Samson true duals with fishtails.

I definately want to go true duals with fishtails again. I liked the Samsons but I know they had some QC issues in the recent past.

What set ups are you guys using. Pictures if ya gottem..


THANKS!!
I have the Samson Longtails, with the removable tips. Got them before the move/troubles. Other alternative is the V&H, and with them you don't need to use the funky shift rod.


I'm running a Performance Plus Stage I, and it is definitely a step up from the typical Stage I.

Using the Power Vision, and an Oil Filter relo.


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