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up2nogood22

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Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« on: March 12, 2010, 02:10:45 PM »

Feedback and advice welcomed!!

After seven days, I have some initial thought, questions, and comments.  I swapped on a chopped tour pack, hard lowers, Corbin, Motolights, and CB from my 2008 last Sunday.  Bad weather here , so just hit 500 yesterday afternoon.  Now I can at least take it up to redline. 

First the negative….

1.The 110 is not (yet) what I thought it would be.  I was disappointed in my 96 as well, I guess the days of low end torque (2000 rpm) are behind us in factory engines.  I’ll install a pair of  Rineharts and a TTS this weekend and see what shakes out.

2. Sure hope these bags don’t drag.  I am a very aggressive twisty rider, and am used to dragging board (right side) and kickstand (left), but that far back is a bad place to make contact…

3.The bike is not as agile and quick as my 2008.  I can attribute that to weight and the handlebars?  I prefer the stock bars I had on my o8.  Where did we gain the additional 94 lbs.  of weight?  Too much chrome


Positive:
1.The 110 does have more torque than the 96, so the pipes and tune should help.

2.Looks, Fit, Finish are incredible. 

3.Chassis is much more stable than the 2008, even with a stabilizer installed

4.Gearing is much better than the 2008. 

It always takes a few weeks to “gel” with a new bike, so I am sure we will.  I just hope it proves to have the awesome handling in the tight stuff that made me love my initial Road Glide. 
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2010, 02:48:06 PM »
Sounds like you're on the right track.  Advice?  Peruse the older posts here!  Lot's of good info.  But most of all... ENJOY!

And while I'm thinking about it:   :worthless:

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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2010, 03:12:30 PM »
I too was a little disappointed at first, but after the tune and riding the twistees with the guys. No more dissapointment. .......................................Fuzz
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2010, 03:38:51 PM »
Loving every minute of it....................tune will wake it up some. I changed the gear on mine and it helped a lot.

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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2010, 04:01:29 PM »
Nogood, I've only got 750 on mine .(I'm sure the wifes mad about me bying it as the weather went to crap in Ks as soon as i got it home in oct.!!! ) I came from a strong 88, an 06 FLHXI ,this motor is both stronger and HOTTER .Cant' wait to get the 1K service done and put a tuner and pipes on it to cool it down.

Love the handeling. Rock solid compared to the street glide.I routinely ground down the boards on it.


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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 05:20:10 PM »
It's probably not broke in and loosened up. takes a thousand. Tune it up and dump the cat. Any thing you do will improve the potential. I have 150 plus HP and it runs a smooth as a silk and... no internal engine mods, stock cam.  :drink:
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2010, 05:55:42 PM »
From an 06 RG,  I was blown away by the better handling and agility of the 09.  And no,  the bags wont drag,  my footboards are ground down and I've never rubbed a bag.
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2010, 06:19:51 PM »
Quote from: Highwaystar on March 12, 2010, 05:20:10 PM
It's probably not broke in and loosened up. takes a thousand. Tune it up and dump the cat. Any thing you do will improve the potential. I have 150 plus HP and it runs a smooth as a silk and... no internal engine mods, stock cam.  :drink:
What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sounds like BS to me.
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2010, 06:48:34 PM »
Quote from: FUZZNUTS on March 12, 2010, 03:12:30 PM
I too was a little disappointed at first, but after the tune and riding the twistees with the guys. No more dissapointment. .......................................Fuzz

This a pic of FUZZ not as far as I had seen him that day but they put the metal guards on the bottom of the bags for a reason !!

excuse the old bday pic. Im too lazy to change it !!
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2010, 06:50:54 PM »
Quote from: 09S/E roadglide on March 12, 2010, 06:48:34 PM
This a pic of FUZZ not as far as I had seen him that day but they put the metal guards on the bottom of the bags for a reason !!

excuse the old bday pic. Im too lazy to change it !!


You ever drug/drag or whatever your bags Rick?

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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2010, 07:52:54 PM »
I dont think its proper for one man to ask another man if his bags drag !!!    :o

but to answer your question, just on one side. and only once.  :2vrolijk_21:
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #11 on: March 13, 2010, 12:03:02 AM »
The bags do touch the ground sometimes , especially at right hand turns , but first the floorboard and the floorboard-bracket (that`s the reason why i didn`t want to have the floorboard-extensions , they would cause a earlier ground touch).
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2010, 12:40:34 AM »
ye, I lost one of them metal things myself... :D
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2010, 08:43:13 AM »
You guys that have scraped your bags,  are you carrying a passenger?
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Re: Initial thoughts / impressions on my 2009 SERG
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2010, 09:48:30 AM »
I think you all are a bunch of bag draggers. Be careful when you loose your balls out of your bags!
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