I did an impulse buy last week and sold my 06 SEUC to a buddy for 22k and went and purchased an 09 the Orange and Autumnwood. My wife didnt really like it until she saw it in the sun, I was really pleased with the amount of sparkle coming thru.
We took the bike up the Ca. Coast last week and I have to say I was nothing but pleased. It handled great riding up highway 1 along the coast,floats thru corners very smoothly, the 110 pulls and pulls and when you get on the throttle there is plenty of juice.
So far the only things I can complain about is the bike seems to lean over farther than the 06 and takes a little more umph to pull up off the kickstand, and there is a whine in 5th gear I have read others here saying the same thing. At the dealer the bike did not have the highway pegs on it and at first the dealer told me I was going to have to pay for them. I told them the pegs were distinctly shown on the bike on the HD website and should be part of it. They called Harley and apparently are suppose to have them on, so they ordered me a pair and they immediately went on back order. I am suppose to recieve them mid Oct.
I am tryng to decide whether to leave the stock pipes on or not. It is really quiet, but here in SOCal the police are starting to crack down on loud pipes,there are some communities on the coast that we dont ride thru for just that reason. It is nice to be running 85 down the freeway and the stereo be as clear as a bell.
I had vance and hines slip ons true duals and a race tuner on the 06 SEUC and really liked them. We were lane sharing in some thick traffic in LA last weekend and I would usually rev the engine as I came up between the cars and they would part on the 06, but the 09 just doesnt have any growl when you revv up the engine.
I understand that the dealers will no longer put race tuners on here in Ca. What are people using, Power commanders? Can someone please explain to me the differance. I know it is just a matter of time before I change out the pipes. So anyone with an 09 that has changed out the pipes please let me know what you did.
The bike ran hot but not much hotter than the 06. The best thing I like is having a full size tour pak. That leather pak drove me crazy It was just not large enough , you couldnt get a lid organizer to fit. We travel alot, so space is precious. WE ride 15 to 18K a year. I have been very pleased with the stock seat on this bike. It is very comfortable. We rode 185 miles before we stopped for a break and my rear was just fine. I have 2000k on the bike but I guess we will have to wait a while until this group of bikes get some miles on the engines before we see if the MOCO has fixed any of the problems that plagued the 07 and 08 models.
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