deluxe
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,583
Likes: 96
From: Eastern North Carolina
It took awhile for my wife to get used to the scraping, other than that her '07 is a great bike. One tip I have is if you have the factory bags and want to make them quick detach get "Barebacks". What a great product and well worth the money. I had to do something, she expects her bike to be clean and it took forever for me to remove the stock bags
Advanced
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
From: Southeast Missouri
No, you don't and yet the bags are solid as a rock. Which is why I wonder about Harley using them in the first place.
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 70
Likes: 0
From: Southern California
Just bought a '09 Deluxe this past Saturday and put 100 miles on it already. Haven't looked back since, after trading in the '07 Sporty for it...
The good:
Wow. What a difference. The ride, power, performance, and smoooooth, no vibration like the rubber mounted Sporty.. blah blah blah.. Easy turning and super comfort without exception.
Should have bought this model in the first place....
The bad:
Should have bought it in the first place...
Good luck.
The good:
Wow. What a difference. The ride, power, performance, and smoooooth, no vibration like the rubber mounted Sporty.. blah blah blah.. Easy turning and super comfort without exception.
Should have bought this model in the first place....
The bad:
Should have bought it in the first place...
Good luck.
5th Gear
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
From: Costa Mesa ,CA
I have an 08 and i love it.. stock seat was good for 100 mile rides and then you have numb ***.. Got a great seat on E-Bay......great balance but i have scraped it in the turns a few times..
It was running hot in idle traffic ,so i got the Kuryakin heat shields and threw them on.. seemed to help with the problem..
I also changed the rear pillon seat that was like 6" wide, to the wide one .
6th gear runs like a rolls royce on the freeway
It was running hot in idle traffic ,so i got the Kuryakin heat shields and threw them on.. seemed to help with the problem..
I also changed the rear pillon seat that was like 6" wide, to the wide one .
6th gear runs like a rolls royce on the freeway
Novice
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 18
Likes: 0
From: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
I have to agree with most of the comments already listed
Pros: Looks great, rides smooth, great platform to accessorize-then the bike just keeps getting better
Cons: Does run hot, seat is Ok for short trips can become uncomfortable
on longer rides, rear seat is just for show-but as previously mentioned these minor deficiencies can easily be corrected
Pros: Looks great, rides smooth, great platform to accessorize-then the bike just keeps getting better
Cons: Does run hot, seat is Ok for short trips can become uncomfortable
on longer rides, rear seat is just for show-but as previously mentioned these minor deficiencies can easily be corrected
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 109
Likes: 0
I ride an 06' and have absolutely no regrets...
Just like any bike on these forums, you can "tweak" to whatever fits YOU!!
Just like any bike on these forums, you can "tweak" to whatever fits YOU!!
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Intermediate
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 36
Likes: 0
From: Pittsburgh
I have an 07 and I love it. I just wish some idiot had not pulled out in front of me about a month ago cause I still dont have it back yet. what kind of seat upgrades are people going with if i had to replace one more thing it would be the seat. Try a good FMS (TTS) for me with a good dyno and it will run alot better.
