May 21, 2012 12:41 AM PDT
I agree with you B9 for the most part. The idea of the SB was a homerun and maybe, just maybe it is suppose to out perfom the rest of the touring line. I wish mine did. My problem, real problem, is that NO bike should come off the assembly line these days with the vibration issues the SB has; issues that truly far exceeds what we've come to know and understand about the Dynas. I know Dynas vibrate. I accept that. I agree, the cat converter is a piece of crap, causing the majority of problems. However, HD knows this and yet consumers are forced to pay for a better performance exhaust.
I'm glad you like your SB. However, mine had to have a new front motor mount at the 1,000 mile service. Why? Any excuse is BS as far as I'm concerned. There's the possibility that the first 1k miles running with a bad motor mount really screwed up the bike because the new motor mount in no way cured anything. So, will Harley refund my money or give me a new bike? Hardly. Let me be a bit clearer in my assessment: MY Switchback sucks!!!! MINE!!! And I'm thrilled that yours isn't like MINE.