I traded my '12 SG in for a '14 Limited. I would have liked to have waited, but I was concerned that my SG would drop significantly if I waited another year so I took the chance. And, while the dealer is still working on it, I may be paying for it with a constant drip from the cooling system. I'm sure we'll figure it out, but it's just a PITA in the mean time. Overall glad I did it. If you can wait, I would wait. Many little things that aren't really "problems" but may be improved in the next model year.

Overall I'm really happy, glad I made the move.

Your northern San Diego friend . . . .

 

And when the '15 RG comes out there will be bugs...better wait until '16.

 

I don't think 2015 will see many changes to the bike other than both Ultra limiteds will have the dual cooling. I don't know this to be true BTW just a hunch.

 

Will it be less ugly?

 

I am in the process of changing out my 2012 Ultra for a new Limited. I would have waited, but we trade every two ears and it was just time. Our bike gets about 15,000 miles a year on it, ad there is not much trade in value left when it gets up to 50,000 miles. Traditionally though, major changes take awhile to get themselves sorted out. Waiting a year will let you dodge some of those issues.

 

all the guys with the older bikes say wait, all the guys with the newer bikes say buy. I think I see a pattern here.

 

I waited from 1996 until 2013 to upgrade from a RK to an Ultra Limited. So I'm definitely not in the 'Have the latest and greatest' crowd. A lot of people with the 2014's I get the impression that they just have to have the newest coolest thing out there. My '96 was awesome and I had just as much fun riding it than I do my '13. Some of the improvements of the 2014's would be nice but honestly would probably add very little to my enjoyment of riding.

If I still had my 96 and was looking to upgrade, I think I would buy a 14 but would probably try to wait for the 15's. I think they will tweak things a bit. The 14s were rushed and developed under cover of darkness. Now that the changes are in the open I think they will change things around a bit now that they will have a full year to see what worked and what didn't in a 'live' environment as opposed to a test track somewhere with hand picked parts.

The other factor to me would be financial. I got a great trade-in on my 96 because they knew the 14's were coming out. On a 2009 you are probably going to get screwed right now. Once the 15's come out the 'mystique' of the new model will wear off and they might be more willing to deal a bit more. Is it worth waiting another 7-8 months to save $1500-2000? That would be up to you to decide.

So MY suggestion is to not listen to ANYONE here. Listen to yourself. Does your bike still give YOU enjoyment and do what YOU need it to do while being reliable? If so, then wait.. if not, then upgrade..

 

I traded in a 07 SE Ultra on a new 14 Limited. A much better and more enjoyable bike. The primary reason I traded early into the 14 rollout was my concern over older bike trade value. I am seeing a big uptick in used touring bike trade-ins. That will result in lower values. The most important thing to me was the price difference. If my trade had lost a couple grand more in value it would have really hurt. The only thing that mattered to me was the difference I would need to pay. Waiting would require a bigger check, waiting till 2015 would have been a much bigger check. Even if they make a few updates I Just love my 14. You need to ride one to understand. IMHO

 

Never buy the first year. Yes they claim to have the coolant leak and clutch issues taken care of but the infotainment system seems crude and that would drive me nuts. I'll wait for the software updates and the PTT to go back to the left side.

 

I doubt that the twin-cooled will be a one-year design. Why would you even think that? They just spent a ton of money on developing that system. I think you're going to see it in more and more bikes as the years tick by.

The 2015 Road Glide is becoming like the mythical Unicorn. I bet when/If it comes out it's going to be a twin-cooled Road Glide with a slightly redesigned fairing.