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[North Georgia Hawg]

I have not priced it out but I wonder which way would be cheaper?  Buying the Ultra and converting it down to a Custom, or buying a CVO Custom or Street Glide and adding some of the Ultra goodies.  For me, I love my '13 RGC but its time to go to the geezer side of the house.  If I need to, I'll remove the tour pack on my new ultra and turn it into a custom for around town riding.

Lots of us have done the up-conversion of our SESG with Detachable Tour Pak, passenger footboards, etc. Some even go with the speaker pods, etc. I didn't do those because my SESG already has the saddlebag speakers. I spent about $2500 for the TP/mounts/spoiler/LED lighting, liners, etc. An Ultra LED light bar is another several hundred, and a top rack is a couple hundred more. I didn't do either one of those.

I did spend a whopping $600 on passenger footboards and Rumble inserts to match... and I didn't even get the adjustable footboards. They are a hundred or two more, I think. That's a lot of money for friggin' floorboards!

And then decent two-up seats, etc! Now your SERGC/SESG is pretty much at the same total investment as an Ultra... but you still don't have all of the Ultra goodies like heated grips and seat, passenger intercom, etc. I don't need all that stuff, and I just love the SESG look, so I went with an SESG and added the stuff I wanted.

Others have stripped their SEUC/SERGU/SEL with detachable TP mounts, antenna relocator, amp relocation, etc. That can many hundreds. To get the SERGC/SESG look, still others have done the stretched bags and SERGC/SESG rear fascia... now you're into several THOUSAND for that! Add a sleek seat for when the TP is off,  and that can be another $500... or much more depending on what you get.

So, if you want the SERGC/SESG look, I'd go with one and add the TP, lights, speaker pods if you want, rack if you want, passenger boards, heated grips if you want, etc... and for SURE a better two-up long haul seat if you do long trips. The SERGC/SESG stock seats look cool, but are complete crap to sit on for hours!

If you want all of the Ultra creature comforts, and don't really care about the SERGC/SESG bags and rear fascia look, then it would be far cheaper to fit a SEUC/SERGU/SEL with a removable TP and a sleek seat. You could do that AND even put much better rear shocks on it for less than adding the TP, boards, good touring seat, etc. to a SERGC/SESG.

If you want both the SERGC/SESG look AND a full-bore touring rig with all the Ultra bells and whistles... it can be done, and has been. Just start with a SEUC/SERGU/SEL to get all of the Ultra goodies... AND THEN OPEN YOUR WALLET REALLY WIDE!

Ken

[FLH91]

agree with all, I guess my point was, either way you do this, the cost will be about the same.  Maybe a little more to strip an ultra down.   This is why the P&A catalog is so big, lots of ways you can go.
As long as your riding and having fun, all is good!

[CultusRider]

I've done both a few times, built up and stripped down... with the goal each time to give us 2 bikes for the price of about 1.2 cvo's. I've even turned a fltr into the equivalent of a sergu but it ended up costing a little more than an equivalent cvo once the engine work was done (although this path leads to a more unique bike than dressing up or down a cvo imho). For us the sergu is the ultimate (HD) machine for long haul 2 up riding enjoyment and I can see I'm in the minority here but I prefer the standard bags on a touring bike whereas the sergc is pure cool and tends to be treated that way by friends that have them (fewer miles, more stops at the local gathering spots). On a related note, installed for the first time today the Fullsac 2" cores, dx header, and TTS, was a bit of work but took my time and am happy so far with the results. Will look to put a few more kms on before the insurance expires in November.

[GMONEY]

CVORG hands down. Then again I'm biased.   I've got mine set up for both ways with a pass backrest & a matching TP for long hauls. 

It's a Harley, Since when is cost a factor? 



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[gadgetz]

I've been pondering all the points mentioned above for weeks now and have concluded that I may be making  move to the dark side and go with a customized RGS. I just couldn't pull the trigger on a new RGU and really don't need all the various options that my CVO Ultra has ether.


Sorry Simon but those stretched bags are still cool even if they don't add function.






Might be a vivid black customized RGS at Ribfest15 or MV15, or not we'll see. 

[DesertHOG]

I've been pondering all the points mentioned above for weeks now and have concluded that I may be making  move to the dark side and go with a customized RGS. I just couldn't pull the trigger on a new RGU and really don't need all the various options that my CVO Ultra has ether.

Sorry Simon but those stretched bags are still cool even if they don't add function.

Might be a vivid black customized RGS at Ribfest15 or MV15, or not we'll see. 

Bring it out to WC GTG in Ouray, CO!!!
I think the RGS is a smart way to go. You get a lot of bang out of that extra $3k over the plain RG. Then you just through a detached TP on it and maybe change the seat and you are all set for touring.

Best of luck, any kind of RG is a good move in my book

Simon

[michaelokielee@yahoo.com]

I have my bike where it looks like an Ultra when I put the Tour Pak and change seats on it and I can tell you from experience it costs a lot more to convert a Custom to an Ultra.  For me it was all about the color choice, I Love the Orange.   I still do not have all the Ultra Goodies on my bike yet, but I am getting there.

[gadgetz]

Yes, but some of those Ultra goodies aren't necessary to everyone so rock on!   

[michaelokielee@yahoo.com]

I hear you, like a heated seat, I could use an air conditioned seat, lol!

[FLSTFI Dave]

I went from a 12 CVO Road Glide Custom to the 15 RGU Ultra.  I do like the looks of the rear of the custom better.

My 15 SERGU is now set up with a solo quick detach tour pack.  Will be doing a thread about everything needed to do it and how to do it.

There is a big difference in the way the Ultra rides compared to the custom.  The custom comes with good HD premium profile low rear shocks which are pretty good.  The Ultra comes with CRAPPY air shocks.  Bike felt loose and wallowed like a pig in hard curves.  Put a set of Ohlins on it and now it handles better than the Custom did.

Its easier to set up and Ultra as a custom than a custom to an Ultra.  At trade you get more of you money back with an ultra, as less added parts unless you add stretch bags and fender.

[braymond52]

I traded a 2011 FLTRU in on my 2013 CVO RG Custom.  The Ultra is great for touring vacations, but the Custom is better for everything else.  So, I'll take the bike that's better for me 50 weeks of the year vs. 2 weeks.

[Reddog303]

I have done both as well did the 1998 RG evo added and then subtracted all the ultra accesories then did it again in 2007 RG fltri added all the goodies 110 chrome, tour pack , lights but it still did not have the CVO extras.So now sold that and got the 2015 RGU and funny I like the full dresser as a daily driver ,as well as the long hauler so its 32 weeks if we are lucky up hear and its all on the "big" bike