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Great looking bike you've got there. You don't see too many of them, or the purple one which i also like.

The Big Blue Pearl colour looks great. The sky blue one last year was a bit dull for my tastes, but that rich blue is gorgeous.

 

Nice to see them make improvements and additions in new bikes. But its not like we need to buy every year and we'd all be whining if they didnt do any changes. But with just buying my 7 year warranty and really am happy with my present bike, it will be a few years til I upgrade.

 

I finally saw the illlusive 2012 today at the dealership, it was a Street Glide in Metalflake Cosmic Menstrual Red, or whatever the hell they call it. Anyway sadly the integrated cooler is not a new gee wiz product, it is a plain ol' HD accessory cooler kit, "integrated" into the standard base model package. The good news is that it is available for older bikes, and has been for many years.

 

My 09 kicks ***. Nothing about the 2012s would make me want to trade.

 

Just for kicks I actually got a price on trading-in on a '12 model, and $10k was indeed the difference. I would get ABS, a more-solid frame, and the opportunity to spend even more money getting the new bike up to the level of the old. I would also need to spend about a day removing about 20 valuable accessories from the old bike, which I could easily sell, instead of handing them to the dealer who will give me nothing in trade. The new bike should run about the same (103 Stage 1 vs. 96 + cams), but trading at this time just doesn't add up for me either, especially since the old bike is running exceptionally well and I'm kind of getting attached to the old gal.

 

Saw the same bike today also... that read is prett nice in the sun....

Where are you guys getting the details about the bikes? HD's site has very limited data

I looked at the color guide at te dealer also, the site does not show all the colors avaialble...

If they ALL HAVE THE 103, then what is the difference between the limited and the ultra?????

 

There aren't a lot of details, take the specs from a 2011, add a standard HD oil cooler, a big bore kit and compression releases, thats a 2012.

 

I just bought (2 months) a 2011 street glide with the 96". The 103 was a 2000.00 more. Now it comes with a 103 for only 1500.00 more. BIG WOOP.

 

In that case it really inst' a big deal....but I bought an 11 limited, and now can get an ultra for 3k less with a 103, that SUCKS

 

I'm waiting for the 2018 models to come out. I hear they will have jet engines and be able to climb to an altitude of 35000 feet. I want to park mine at the top of Mount Everest and have a hot beer. Kewl.