I personally like the storage capabilities of the Ultra and the extra wind protection of lowers. If you are going to add the trunk, etc. anyway, why bother trading? Yes, the 09 does have better handling characteristics, but I don't know if that's enough of a difference for the big $ hit you are going to take on a trade. If you could sell your SEUC outright for a good retail price, then you may not get hurt so bad. I guess what you have to ask yourself is how many times do you open and close your trunk every time you ride, and will you miss having it there. I've had my Ultra since November and I have only put 900 miles on it thus far. I am in and out of the trunk constantly. I haven't opened my saddlebags once that I can recall, other than to take them off when I cleaned the bike. When I go on a trip, I'll use the saddlebags also, but probably only for items that will stay put until I reach my final destination. My last bike had a removable tourpack and I took it off a few times, and each time I put it right back on, because I didn't like having to bend over to get in the saddlebags whenever I stopped. Like someone else said, if you can have both then great. I guess that's why I have an SUV and a little BMW roadster. There's no room in the roadster but it sure is nice to look at and fun to drive. If I could have only one, I would keep the SUV though. The BMW is not practical. The nice thing is that your Ultra is also just as much fun to ride on, so the big difference is storage space. As you can tell, I am big on having enough space to carry items with me. It may be of less importance to you.
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