Two weeks ago today a guy decided to turn left in front of me, then stop halfway through his turn blocking my entire lane. Unfortunately I was only about 75' away and was going 55mph.
The 2008 105th Anniversary FLTR I was on ended up totaled by the insurance. Fortunately I had a helmet on and didn't end up in too bad of shape aside from a broken rib, concussion, and some minor road rash. So State Farm just cut me a huge check (they were pretty fair I thought with value, even if a few bucks less than I think I could've sold it for) to put towards a new bike.
So I closed a deal this afternoon on a 2016 Road Glide Special. Supposedly a guy special ordered it last fall then backed out this winter when it arrived. He basically wanted it set up exactly like an Ultra, except with the air cooled motor instead of the Rushmore. Two tone Velocity Red/Sunglo Red, tour pack, lower fairings, and pretty much every bell and whistle short of heated grips. I'm having the dealer convert the tour pack to be quick detach (had that on my '08 and absolutely LOVED it) before I pick it up.
I set aside $2500-3000 to do some basic mods almost immediately.
I'd like to upgrade the exhaust, probably in the form of at least a Stage I. Maybe full exhaust, air cleaner, programming, mini-apes (my Indy does these WAY cheaper than the dealer, was like $360 including bars on my last bike), garage door opener switch, highway pegs, and new grips.
I would love to see specific recommendations on exhaust, or other small things that you guys have seen value in modding. I'm mainly looking for things that will improve performance and improve comfort on long rides. FYI, it already has the touring seat, so I doubt I'll need to do that quickly.
Thoughts, suggestions and feedback welcome!
The 2008 105th Anniversary FLTR I was on ended up totaled by the insurance. Fortunately I had a helmet on and didn't end up in too bad of shape aside from a broken rib, concussion, and some minor road rash. So State Farm just cut me a huge check (they were pretty fair I thought with value, even if a few bucks less than I think I could've sold it for) to put towards a new bike.
So I closed a deal this afternoon on a 2016 Road Glide Special. Supposedly a guy special ordered it last fall then backed out this winter when it arrived. He basically wanted it set up exactly like an Ultra, except with the air cooled motor instead of the Rushmore. Two tone Velocity Red/Sunglo Red, tour pack, lower fairings, and pretty much every bell and whistle short of heated grips. I'm having the dealer convert the tour pack to be quick detach (had that on my '08 and absolutely LOVED it) before I pick it up.
I set aside $2500-3000 to do some basic mods almost immediately.
I'd like to upgrade the exhaust, probably in the form of at least a Stage I. Maybe full exhaust, air cleaner, programming, mini-apes (my Indy does these WAY cheaper than the dealer, was like $360 including bars on my last bike), garage door opener switch, highway pegs, and new grips.
I would love to see specific recommendations on exhaust, or other small things that you guys have seen value in modding. I'm mainly looking for things that will improve performance and improve comfort on long rides. FYI, it already has the touring seat, so I doubt I'll need to do that quickly.
Thoughts, suggestions and feedback welcome!