As for me riding down River St. I have had to ride that beast of a bagger on some pretty harsh roads. The only thing that got me was the constant jarring of my back every 6 inches. The wife was behind me on her bike and the only complaint I got from her was that her kickstand was going between the bricks and for some reason she did not like that. I always follow my one rule:Keep your cool and the wheels turning to keep balance you will be fine. If you feel the bike getting psycho, and you keep your cool and the wheels turning, by the time your brain decides to make some kind of inappropriate compensation you will likely have gotten through the bad spot already.
Anyway, I got the patch, pin, and dealer dot so I won't have to go back again.