2013 vs 2014 Ultra Clasic
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From: Michigan
To be fair, it's not really a water cooled bike. It has liquid cooling around the heads and exhaust valves and that's it. The engine itself still relies on air cooling as the primary cooling method. I've even heard that you could get away with continuing to ride if the liquid cooling failed. Not that you'd want to do so for a long time, but you'd be able to get where you need to go and fix it.
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From: Nevada
I'd go for the 2014 for two reasons. First, it has 49mm forks. Second, the updated twin cam 103--with a new camshaft and a high-flow airbox--delivers more low-rpm torque than the 103 in the 2013.
To be fair, it's not really a water cooled bike. It has liquid cooling around the heads and exhaust valves and that's it. The engine itself still relies on air cooling as the primary cooling method. I've even heard that you could get away with continuing to ride if the liquid cooling failed. Not that you'd want to do so for a long time, but you'd be able to get where you need to go and fix it.
With a couple of ports run through the head.
BUT, the OP was asking about an Ultra, which is not twin cooled....
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From: Badlands of ND
I traded off my 2012 for the 14. The motor in the 2014 is much stronger, but the brakes are the real win. The new braking system is really great. A huge improvement.
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From: Michigan
To the OP if you care anymore - the more I see the 14 the more I don't like the fairing. Not just the big hole but also how it shows the wire harness. HD used to do a good job at hiding stuff like that and I guess the design on the 14 was compromised.
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