New Bike

For around a grand you can lower your existing bike with the best suspension available.

Far less than that if you do the work yourself. It's not hard lowering the suspension.

Suspension lowering tool.

Is that utizing the two top of line hd front end lowering kit and rear shocks, the ones with the hand turning adjustment? I'm contemplating that. That seat on the low looks pretty sparse.

Progressive lowering mono tubes in the forks and progressive lowering rear shocks are quality units. But my vote is to go with the new bike in the low. No sense buying a new bike then dropping several hundred to modify it. JMO

I used all progressive stuff on mine, I put the Monotubes up front, I only dropped mine an inch and it really made a difference, the monotubes are great it still rides smooth and takes the bumps very good, I did all the work and it cost me just under a grand, suspensions aren't cheap, I got what I thought to be the best, I shop a lot on ebay or amazon to compare prices. However if I could afford it I'd buy new, I can't so I just keep tweaking what I have when I get enough money saved up. The new seats are made thinner now too.

I was looking at that combination. Not having much enthusiasm about that option only because in my opinion nothing is a better than factory. That and a few other concerns. I as well have heard a number of horror stories about people who have lowered with those options(high speed wobble/crash).

Agreed. One inch is a difference maker for a 5'7 stubby rider like me. 2 inchs is huge..thats what my wife says too...badda bing badda bang! LOL

Already there, water proof too!!:

The Ultra Low is in the lead by a lot more than a nose.

Not trying to over examine the issue just want to cover all the options,advantages and disadvantages. Its a big $ move for me. I thought my 2012 was gonna be my last bike purchase. If I get this 2015 I really would like this to be my last bike purchase. I rode my '63 for over 25 years and my '83 Shovel FLHS I bought new and still have. Just haven't dialed in the right new tech bike for me yet. I've owned and let go a couple Ultra's. A '98' w/ matching sidecar,'01 shriners and possibly this '12. The '01 was cool, I liked it good but the increase of ethanol really messed with the MM EFI to the point of I had to add a splash of star tron every fill. I put 50,000+ miles on that bike.

I prefer factory too

I suspect you like getting hammered.

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FYI with age they get lower. Even at 6'4" mine are almost draggin.

Bikes in and will be going down tomorrow. Either getting it or sticking with my same bike. Its win/win as far as I'm concerned. If I like the bike but I don't like the deal I'm not doing it.