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Old May 16, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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got my money from bank this morning for a new ULTRA. but now that i am fixing to to get it all the people i know start telling me that ULTRAs are having alot of issues for repair. bad starting , cam chains failure @ 20,000 miles, & FBW probs. Can any one give some insight, or are my friends just jealous because they want instead of their 80 DG's. thanks for any opinions that are out there. It's going to be the Suede blue pearl&black W/ wire wheeels, Damn its PRETTY.
 
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Old May 16, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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Just passed 1200 event free miles with mine. I haven't heard of any problems systemic with the model.
 
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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I'm not sure where you are getting your information from there, bro.

Mine has been flawless every step of the way. And I really haven't seen to much negative posting here about the '08's in general.

You aren't trolling, are you?
 
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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ORIGINAL: jimmydon

got my money from bank this morning for a new ULTRA. but now that i am fixing to to get it all the people i know start telling me that ULTRAs are having alot of issues for repair. bad starting , cam chains failure @ 20,000 miles, & FBW probs. Can any one give some insight, or are my friends just jealous because they want instead of their 80 DG's. thanks for any opinions that are out there. It's going to be the Suede blue pearl&black W/ wire wheeels, Damn its PRETTY.
Who has 20k miles on their '08 already? Not many owners, I'm sure. The '08 has the same cam-chain configuration as the '07, and I've heard of no problems with them for either year. BTW, I have an '07 with 20k miles and have had no trouble except an LED light (high-beam) failure.
 
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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got 5000 on mine..no issues whatever..it is the best running bike i have ever owned, I will say it has recently developed a shake as i slow down...not bad but enough to be a concern but is noticable..I suspect it might be from the 96" engine being larger, my last was a 88"
 
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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1500 on mine, no problems. And who has 20k on their 08, come on dude. Do they ride for a living?
 
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Just crossing 1,000 milesand compared to my old 2006 Ultra the 2008 Ultra is a huge improvement... Only problem maybe a somewhat expected one - the gas gauge is off by 3/4 gallon (...it pegs empty and shows low reserve before the gas light even comes on)... The 06 was always accurate but from other forum posts it seems accurate gas gauges are the exception to the rule)... Otherwise it's great!
 
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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3K on mine and not one problem, loving every minute of it.
 
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1100 miles on mine and running great. Heading down to Deals Gap this weekend and back along the BRP. Get the Ultra ride and enjoy!
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Old May 16, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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ORIGINAL: jimmydon

got my money from bank this morning for a new ULTRA. but now that i am fixing to to get it all the people i know start telling me that ULTRAs are having alot of issues for repair. bad starting , cam chains failure @ 20,000 miles, & FBW probs. Can any one give some insight, or are my friends just jealous because they want instead of their 80 DG's. thanks for any opinions that are out there. It's going to be the Suede blue pearl&black W/ wire wheeels, Damn its PRETTY.
If that was true (and I doubt it) why would those failures only be for Ultras? Same engines all around for vtwins.
 
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