Hi Everyone. My name is Jim from Western, NY (1st post, lurking newbie). Found the sight while doing a search for reviews of the SEUC07. I got mine in Jan 07 and was looking to justify my purchase. Which leads me to my question. For me it was a no brainer and is easy to justify but how do you folks handle the inevitable "Wow, nice bike, what'd that run ya?" It's a real "If I had to explain it you wouldn't understand" moment. I've told a couple of people that the Ultras start around $23k and leave it at that. I feel this response is not paying enough respect to the SE, but I don't want to give too much info to the judgemental tightwads who admire the bike.
I've got 500 chilly miles on it so far. I haven't been on it when it's over 65 yet. Most of it has been in the 50's. The heated grips are WONDERFUL but I'm not so sure that the heated seat is even working yet. I'll check the fuses. I chalked it up to just taking a while to get heat through the padding but after 1 hr I can't tell if the warmth in the seat is coming from my backside or the heater, even on high.
Great site, love the intel and friendly responses. Why no threads on BBQ? If any of you are traveling through Western, NY in October make sure to stop by the Oinktoberfest, a KCBS sanctioned NY State BBQ championships. Here is a link.
http://www.oinktoberfest.com. It's in conjuction with the pumpkinfest where they have the worlds largest pumpkin weighoff every year.