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If you grenade your trans or it needs major work ($$$$) and you have the money, I'd say yes.
I have a couple older softails, an '01 Springer & '03 Heritage. I've owned the Heritage since new. It was at one time my only bike, and I drove it all over. Day trips, multi-day trips and several week long trips.... I never felt like I needed a 6 speed.
I now have a '16 Ultra (used to have a '12 Limited) that I now use for my long range, multi-day trips. The six speed is nice to have.....
After driving both, the worst thing about the five speed is that after a day or two of riding the six speed, I'll hop on a five speed bike and then try to shift into sixth sometimes when cruising down the freeway,,,,
While the six speed is a nice upgrade, I wouldn't spend the money to swap out a perfectly good five speed.....
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03-12-2008 04:13 PM