Faults:

I have had no mechanical problems with this bike.

General Comments:

The stock seat is not as comfortable is it could be for what is to be the "ultra" cruising machine for Harley Davidson.

I do not like the fuel injection system. I know it's better for emissions and it starts better than the carburetor, but you cannot get the potato-potato sound from the fuel injected models without spending a lot of money.

I have owned other brands of motorcycles that measured up to the Harley in all ways except for the sound when the Harleys were carbureted. But now that sound is out of the picture for Harley Davidsons with fuel injections, which is your only option by the way, it would pay you to shop other brands before making your purchase.

General Comments:

I've been riding for over 20 years... though on and off. Past rides were Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha... six bikes ranging from 250cc to 1100cc. None can compare to this masterpiece.

I love the torque from this 96 cubic inch, and the option for the 6th gear... but haven't had to use since still breaking in.

Bought the Ultra Classic in white gold pearl... amazing presentation with this color. The stock pipes are quieter, but I do like to hear the great sound system so it's a nice trade off. The fairing and leg fairings do an excellent job for those chilly mornings, and keep the wind from beating you up.

This is obviously the largest bike I have owned to date, but becomes weightless when rolling. The wife at a mere 4'11" and 105 lbs just sits back like she's on a cloud... quite content in her own cabin chair! She has yet to use the rear radio controls... I'll keep it that way... ha!

Faults:

No really problems I would think of as such. Lots of folk complaints that I think are misunderstandings...

Heat of course... it's air cooled, what would you expect? Go faster. Seriously though, Harley has tweaked with their mapping and I'm hearing much less about it now. Coupled with good synthetic oil like Amsoil or Mobile One, and it's a non-issue.

The 6 speed transmission was also a complaint for 5 gear rattling. This is not really a problem per se, but a symptom of the design. Straight cut gears are stronger... which they went with, because they cut the gears to be lighter. The down side is gear slap, which causes this turbine like sounding flutter. Good synthetic gear oil like Mobile1 or Amsoil quiets it down to be virtually unnoticeable.

Also this engine is adverse to dogging. You have to keep your rpms up.

Only real complaint is the chintzy head set that comes with the bike. You cling onto the side of your helmet and plug into the stereo/cb/intercom. Go with J&M... very big improvement.

General Comments:

Great smooth ride, that makes ones soul boil with the rumble.

The 6 speed transmission was due... makes getting speeding tickets much easier for those having issues with that.

This bike has some serious legs, it just doesn't ever want to stop. With 96 cubic inches it has much improved giddy up for passing, merging, and making it over the mountain passes.

I just don't have anything to say bad about this machine, except for that it really makes you hate bad weather. Wish I could have one in each color.