Quick question, if it was just the slip-ons, how did the rest of the pipes turn black (the upper parts), when they used to be chrome? Did you replace the chrome ones with factory OEM black?
I bought the black heat shields and just put them over the chrome uppers. If I ever go back to the chrome, I’ll just pull off the heat shields and I’m good to go. I think the heat shields were $300 if I remember correctly. They are Vance and Hines also and match the pipes.
@@harleyheather4208 Ahh ok that makes sense, I didn't know there was such a thing. Fun! I'm hoping to get a slim sometime, love the look of yours, can't decide between denim black and salt!
Nice scoot Heather. Have the same white slim in a 2019 and love it now. Did have a problem with the seat on any ride over 45 minutes but i swapped it out with a stock seat from a 2018 and up Street Bob. The Streetbob has the same pleated tuck and roll styling, but with a bit more lower back cushion that does a MUCH better job of keeping my butt planted. Got a new takeoff from a guy on Ebay for $60 bucks shipped. Highly recommend the seat.
Heather, I hope you still come back to check comments. I just bought a used 19 Bonneville Salt Denim Slim. I love your videos and that made me decide on the salt denim. It took me 2 years to find it, but one just dropped into my lap with only 231 miles. I hope you get back to vlogging with that beautiful bike!
Happy New Year! Great bike, thanks for sharing the video! Being in Chicago, videos like yours keep me going to overcome PMS...Parked Motorcycle Syndrome until Spring! I have a 2016 Softail Slim S in olive gold denim and love it!! I had an opportunity to try the Milwaukee 8 version of the Slim like yours - I'm a fan!! Can't wait to ride!!
Happy New Year!! Your bike sounds nice! I actually rode a 2013 Slim s for a few months. Fell in love with it and sold the bike that I had been riding previous to the Slim s. Bought the 2018 Slim and the rest is history. I love the fit and the style of the Slim. It’s supposed to be in the 60’s the next few days. If the rain will go away, I might actually be able to get out a ride. Thanks for watching my video 😉
The LEDs are very bright and give you more visibility to oncoming traffic and they are a lot brighter than the stock lights at night! Huge difference between the two, of you decide to switch out. Thanks for watching!!!
Hello Heather, this Dave from new york. I watched your 1 year review and i just wanted to say i also went with the v&h pipes. But, i see you still have the oem air cover, i had to get the open cleaner and the programmer in order for my bike to run correct. Did you have to do anything other than the pipes.?
Hey Heather Happy New Year. She looks awesome. I have the same exact bike. Did some upgrades as well. I’m really like omg those spoke covers. Where’d you get them? If you don’t mind me asking.
Hey Heather I am so glad your back. Your bike looks great. I went to biketober fest and hook up with CIRO 3D. I pick up their highway pegs, saddle bag extensions, center brake light bar for tour pack, and the shock and awe under glow lights. I really like the CIRO 3D products. And life time warranty.i already have the Cobra slip-ons. In the spring I will be at bike week and put headers and new mufflers for CIRO 3D. Thanks for sharing your time with us. Can't wait to see you guys, have a blessed New year . If you come to bike week hit me up. Would love to see you. I just thru the bike stuff in here, was really just wanting to say hi and that we missed you. Ttys
Looks like you’ve got your bike hooked up too! I almost did the Ciro lights, but opted for the ones at the dealership. They make a huge difference with all the light now. We’re looking forward to bike week, if all goes as planned. Hopefully I’ll get some riding in tomorrow, before the rain comes back. So good to hear from you, thank you for missing me 😉
Hi Heather, Great bike.... Do you mind telling me a bit more about you turn signals? who and what are they? I can't find any in the uk that work on the FLSL. Thank you!!!
Thank you very much! I put LED’s in the front and back. I will look on my receipt tomorrow and tell you the brand if it’s on there. I bought them at the dealer and they installed them. The visibility is ridiculous with these new LED’s.
I'm trying to find a bike for the wife. She is also 5'3" and I was thinking a mid control bike like the Low Rider would fit her fine. How is your back after a few hours of hitting bumps? Only asking because I understand your back gets all the impact when your legs are stretched out.
I have no problems with the bumps and long rides. I can stretch my legs out on the floorboards if I need to. Have her test drive a few and see what fits her. I believe the slim is the lowest suspension. It fits me like a glove, I haven’t done any modifications with the height or bars.
Hi Heather came across your channel after seeing this review on the Harley Davidson Softail Slim, I ride a Harley Davidson Rocker C and a Harley Davidson V-Rod Muscle around the beautiful Island of Cyprus and video my rides, hope to own a Milwakee eight bike soon and I am looking at the Softail slim as a possible new bike, love the styling, Thanks for the review, Subscribed!
Hey heather, no the bike was good, its just when i looked into adding the pipes, several friends of mine said for the best results just do a stage one kit to the bike. Because when you add pipes like we have, you need more air flow so it doesent cause the motor to run rich , thats why i also installed the programmer. It sets the perameters in the computer so the bike won't backfire or skip, or load up. Ive been really happy with it since i installed it.
Thank you very much!!! I will look on my receipt and let you know what LED light kit it was. Bought them off the shelf at the dealers and they installed them. What a difference they make too!
Nice FLSL and mods. I own a wicked red 2018 FLSL and black ‘18 FXBB. Love your LED turn signals and blacked out exhaust. From experience with our bikes a PROGRAMMER tuner is a MUST for full exhaust AND SLIP ON with the m8. We used vance/hines fuelpak fp3 tuner slips and full and it made a huge difference on BOTH. No decel pop better idle no power loss. Like someone mentioned earlier tune is key with fuel injected harleys and m8. We are running vance 3” twin slash slips on FXBB and i had vance short shots full exhaust #17233 on FLSL. Since the m8 is a single cam and needs back pressure i wasnt really 100% happy with short shots so i put the stocks back on. It was a bit louder than slips but not much difference as on say a dual cam harley. I plan to pick up some slip ons for the FLSL. The 2 into 1 TBR two brothers full exh is deeper and LOUD but not a fan of the looks of the 2 into 1 TBR The stock seat is EH OK. I feel like im always flying off of it on hard acceleration. The FLSL is a great bike. Low to ground. Forward controls are great. Comfortable fun to ride. Controls and gauges great too. I also got a saddlebag willie and max.
Forgot to mention we both had rocker box gasket oil leaks at less than 1,000 miles on both 2018 FLSL and 2018 FXBB 107ci (1747cc) Milwaukee 8. we bought both brand new but chandler harley fixed them both under warranty. Super common manufacturer issue. Once replaced they been rock solid and reliable. I had one fork seal fail on me on my FLSL but harley warrantied it out no charge. It runs pretty cool but it didn’t like the extreme Arizona heat. We moved back to california no issues
Your mouth says NC but your accent told me that was a lie. Haha I love seeing people from my own state here. I'm going to test ride a slim soon. I love the looks but the low squat and the floorboards look concerning. Any issues with cornering or turning?
Very nice bike. Sounds great. Thank you for sharing. I am only 5 foot 7 and hoping to grow taller but at 53 I don't hold much hope. Lucky my bike is not very tall either. Greetings from South Australia.
Hey Heather, still have the Slim? Thinking maybe you got rid of it after the oil pump issues and so dropped your channel. Sure hope it isn't anything much worse.
Yes, I still have it. I love the bike and will never sell it. I need to get a new go pro camera and start making more videos!! Took some time off and have been enjoying riding.
I love it 😻 n white!! I have a 2016 slim in red, I bought new, and absolutely love it!! Her name is Big Red Betsy, and she is the star of my TH-cam channel!! Check it out if you get a chance. 🏍🇺🇸👍
I CANNOT BELIEVE AN OWNER HAS SENSE ENOUGH TO LET US HEAR IT AT IDLE SPEED, THANK YOU!!
Quick question, if it was just the slip-ons, how did the rest of the pipes turn black (the upper parts), when they used to be chrome? Did you replace the chrome ones with factory OEM black?
I bought the black heat shields and just put them over the chrome uppers. If I ever go back to the chrome, I’ll just pull off the heat shields and I’m good to go. I think the heat shields were $300 if I remember correctly. They are Vance and Hines also and match the pipes.
@@harleyheather4208 Ahh ok that makes sense, I didn't know there was such a thing. Fun! I'm hoping to get a slim sometime, love the look of yours, can't decide between denim black and salt!
Nice scoot Heather. Have the same white slim in a 2019 and love it now. Did have a problem with the seat on any ride over 45 minutes but i swapped it out with a stock seat from a 2018 and up Street Bob. The Streetbob has the same pleated tuck and roll styling, but with a bit more lower back cushion that does a MUCH better job of keeping my butt planted. Got a new takeoff from a guy on Ebay for $60 bucks shipped. Highly recommend the seat.
I’ll definitely have to check this seat out! Glad it fixed your problem and is more comfortable now. I love how this bike handles!
ST Slim is the best-looking model. Love the blue-colored one too.
Heather, I hope you still come back to check comments. I just bought a used 19 Bonneville Salt Denim Slim. I love your videos and that made me decide on the salt denim. It took me 2 years to find it, but one just dropped into my lap with only 231 miles. I hope you get back to vlogging with that beautiful bike!
Thank you so much❤️ You definitely do have an awesome bike!! Love everything about it and now you get to enjoy all the fun too!
Is the left side engine/gearbox cover standard in the black or you changed it? Your bike looks great!
I changed it, as well as the primary cover. Thank you❤️
Gorgeous Bike... Love the Upgrades!!! Stay Safe and Enjoy the Ride!
Thank you very much!!!
Happy New Year! Great bike, thanks for sharing the video! Being in Chicago, videos like yours keep me going to overcome PMS...Parked Motorcycle Syndrome until Spring! I have a 2016 Softail Slim S in olive gold denim and love it!! I had an opportunity to try the Milwaukee 8 version of the Slim like yours - I'm a fan!! Can't wait to ride!!
Happy New Year!! Your bike sounds nice! I actually rode a 2013 Slim s for a few months. Fell in love with it and sold the bike that I had been riding previous to the Slim s. Bought the 2018 Slim and the rest is history. I love the fit and the style of the Slim. It’s supposed to be in the 60’s the next few days. If the rain will go away, I might actually be able to get out a ride. Thanks for watching my video 😉
Welcome back!! Bike's looking and sounding good. Glad you like it too. I think it fits you very well.
Thank you very much!! It’s good to be back. Hope you are enjoying the holidays.
@@harleyheather4208 You're welcome. I am and same to you.
Just got a 2020 slim. I didn't think much of the led signal upgrade, thought the stock was fine until this video. Thanks Heather.
The LEDs are very bright and give you more visibility to oncoming traffic and they are a lot brighter than the stock lights at night! Huge difference between the two, of you decide to switch out. Thanks for watching!!!
Hello Heather, this Dave from new york. I watched your 1 year review and i just wanted to say i also went with the v&h pipes. But, i see you still have the oem air cover, i had to get the open cleaner and the programmer in order for my bike to run correct. Did you have to do anything other than the pipes.?
Hi Dave! I didn’t have to change out my air cover or get the programmer for my bike. It runs just fine as it is. Was your bike running too rich?
Hey Heather Happy New Year. She looks awesome. I have the same exact bike. Did some upgrades as well. I’m really like omg those spoke covers. Where’d you get them? If you don’t mind me asking.
Thank you very much! We both have good taste! I actually bought them off of Amazon for $12.00. It was pretty easy to do, just time consuming.
Hey Heather I am so glad your back. Your bike looks great. I went to biketober fest and hook up with CIRO 3D. I pick up their highway pegs, saddle bag extensions, center brake light bar for tour pack, and the shock and awe under glow lights. I really like the CIRO 3D products. And life time warranty.i already have the Cobra slip-ons. In the spring I will be at bike week and put headers and new mufflers for CIRO 3D. Thanks for sharing your time with us. Can't wait to see you guys, have a blessed New year . If you come to bike week hit me up. Would love to see you. I just thru the bike stuff in here, was really just wanting to say hi and that we missed you. Ttys
Looks like you’ve got your bike hooked up too! I almost did the Ciro lights, but opted for the ones at the dealership. They make a huge difference with all the light now. We’re looking forward to bike week, if all goes as planned. Hopefully I’ll get some riding in tomorrow, before the rain comes back. So good to hear from you, thank you for missing me 😉
Love your videos - keep it up :) you are awesome. I love it when women ride bikes.
Hi Heather, Great bike.... Do you mind telling me a bit more about you turn signals? who and what are they? I can't find any in the uk that work on the FLSL. Thank you!!!
Thank you very much! I put LED’s in the front and back. I will look on my receipt tomorrow and tell you the brand if it’s on there. I bought them at the dealer and they installed them. The visibility is ridiculous with these new LED’s.
I'm trying to find a bike for the wife. She is also 5'3" and I was thinking a mid control bike like the Low Rider would fit her fine. How is your back after a few hours of hitting bumps? Only asking because I understand your back gets all the impact when your legs are stretched out.
I have no problems with the bumps and long rides. I can stretch my legs out on the floorboards if I need to. Have her test drive a few and see what fits her. I believe the slim is the lowest suspension. It fits me like a glove, I haven’t done any modifications with the height or bars.
@@harleyheather4208 nice! thank you.
Heather I am sure liking what you have done with your bike. I hope I see a Softail in my future. Happy riding!
Thank you and I hope you get one too, it is so much fun to ride!!! What are you riding now?
Great Review. Glad to see you back! Looking forward to getting out this spring! Ride Safe!
Thank you, It’s been awhile! I can’t wait to get out and ride either! Hopefully we will get some nice days in before Spring! Take care!
Hi Heather came across your channel after seeing this review on the Harley Davidson Softail Slim, I ride a Harley Davidson Rocker C and a Harley Davidson V-Rod Muscle around the beautiful Island of Cyprus and video my rides, hope to own a Milwakee eight bike soon and I am looking at the Softail slim as a possible new bike, love the styling, Thanks for the review, Subscribed!
Great bike! How do you find the white/matte to clean? Ride safe.
Hey heather, no the bike was good, its just when i looked into adding the pipes, several friends of mine said for the best results just do a stage one kit to the bike. Because when you add pipes like we have, you need more air flow so it doesent cause the motor to run rich , thats why i also installed the programmer. It sets the perameters in the computer so the bike won't backfire or skip, or load up. Ive been really happy with it since i installed it.
Thats a myth
Onley pipes the ecm can handle it. Ad a AC to the pipes and no tune the bike run lean. Tune it the bike runs well.
Bike looks & sounds awesome thank for sharing.
Thank you ❤️❤️
First visit to your channel Heather very nice, love the bike. Ride safe
Thank you very much!!
Hey Heather. Followed you since I bought my 2018 FLSL. Are those custom dynamic lights? Can you send me a link? Looks good.
Thank you very much!!! I will look on my receipt and let you know what LED light kit it was. Bought them off the shelf at the dealers and they installed them. What a difference they make too!
@@harleyheather4208 okay great!
Nice FLSL and mods. I own a wicked red 2018 FLSL and black ‘18 FXBB. Love your LED turn signals and blacked out exhaust.
From experience with our bikes a PROGRAMMER tuner is a MUST for full exhaust AND SLIP ON with the m8. We used vance/hines fuelpak fp3 tuner slips and full and it made a huge difference on BOTH. No decel pop better idle no power loss. Like someone mentioned earlier tune is key with fuel injected harleys and m8. We are running vance 3” twin slash slips on FXBB and i had vance short shots full exhaust #17233 on FLSL. Since the m8 is a single cam and needs back pressure i wasnt really 100% happy with short shots so i put the stocks back on. It was a bit louder than slips but not much difference as on say a dual cam harley. I plan to pick up some slip ons for the FLSL. The 2 into 1 TBR two brothers full exh is deeper and LOUD but not a fan of the looks of the 2 into 1 TBR
The stock seat is EH OK. I feel like im always flying off of it on hard acceleration. The FLSL is a great bike. Low to ground. Forward controls are great. Comfortable fun to ride. Controls and gauges great too. I also got a saddlebag willie and max.
Forgot to mention we both had rocker box gasket oil leaks at less than 1,000 miles on both 2018 FLSL and 2018 FXBB 107ci (1747cc) Milwaukee 8. we bought both brand new but chandler harley fixed them both under warranty. Super common manufacturer issue. Once replaced they been rock solid and reliable.
I had one fork seal fail on me on my FLSL but harley warrantied it out no charge. It runs pretty cool but it didn’t like the extreme Arizona heat. We moved back to california no issues
Awesome information and review. Thank you for sharing❤️
I haven’t had any more issues with the leak, since the first two issues. It’s always nice to get updates and I appreciate you sharing yours!
Love this bike, I have chosen the vivid black option, regards from Santiago of Chile
Nice bike! REALLY nice video work showing it off! :) Ride safe.
Thank you, I appreciate your kindness!
Nice ride girl! Love the LEDs.
Thank you!
Such a nice choice of black extras!
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words!
Do you think it’s a good beginners bike?
Yes, definitely a great bike for beginners. Sits low and has a great center of balance. Love love love this bike!!
Merry Christmas Heather, hope all is well haven't seen you in awhile. I'm still looking for your next video 😏. Happy New Year girl 🎉
Your mouth says NC but your accent told me that was a lie. Haha I love seeing people from my own state here. I'm going to test ride a slim soon. I love the looks but the low squat and the floorboards look concerning. Any issues with cornering or turning?
Perfect in the turns, haven’t scraped a board as of yet! I guess I can’t hide the upstate NY accent. Lived in NC for the last 23 years 😊
Long time no see! 🙌.
Great update!
Thank you very much!
I think it looks smashing just the way it is right now!
Well, thank you very much
How well do those handgrips work?
They are awesome!!! I’ve only had to put them on 4 so far and my hands were nice and warm.
Happy thanksgiving to you and family.
Thank you very much! Happy Holidays to you and your family as well!
Badass!! Get it girl!!! 💪🏽
I love those fuel caps Heather. I wish it would fit my bike. Be safe.
Thank you! I think they look pretty good too!
Very nice! (Except for those skulls)
I like it. Nice choice.good color. Its pretty there. North Carolina?
Yes, beautiful North Carolina
Very nice bike. Sounds great. Thank you for sharing. I am only 5 foot 7 and hoping to grow taller but at 53 I don't hold much hope. Lucky my bike is not very tall either. Greetings from South Australia.
Greetings and thank you so much!! I don’t think either of us will be getting any taller anytime soon 😉. What kind of bike do you ride?
I ride a Honda Hornet 919. Nothing like a Harley but it suits me. Cheers
Wow, nice bike. Your riding a bike with some serious attitude!
Very nice bike. Nice video. We’d like to see you on the bike for women your size.
Hey Heather, still have the Slim? Thinking maybe you got rid of it after the oil pump issues and so dropped your channel. Sure hope it isn't anything much worse.
Yes, I still have it. I love the bike and will never sell it. I need to get a new go pro camera and start making more videos!! Took some time off and have been enjoying riding.
@@harleyheather4208 Great to hear !
Slip on pipes sounds Harley sweet 🏁
Do you think its a good beginners bike
I do think it’s an excellent beginner’s bike! Low to the ground and very easy to maneuver.
looks very smart .
Hi Heather... i love your video.. im from Aizawl,India.. nice bike... i love it
Thank you very much for watching!! Do you ride?
@@harleyheather4208 yes...of course.. i love your video and your bike.. and you are so pretty...hehe
Dem Pipes !!! Heck Yes !
Makes it sound so much better!!!
Awesome bike Heather!
Thank you very much!
Your bike looks great!!
Thank you very much❤️
which leds did you end up getting?
I got them at the Harley Dealership. I don’t remember the name, but they were $175 for the 2 sets. Huge difference in the brightness now.
Great review Heather! It appears since the initial problems with leaks you're still very into the bike and would recommend it. Best Regards.
Thank you! Yes, I still love the bike and highly recommended it. Having a factory warranty also helped with the issue.
What’s up Heather just popped in to connect with vloggers all over the world.
50 degrees and chilly here in NC. What’s up in your neck of the woods?
Hope all is well heather
Nice Bike, I have the 2016 S , If you can ride to OC Bike week,Maryland, Its a good one, and go to Sturdig
I will have to look into the oc bike week and check it out!
@@harleyheather4208 You should, You would like it,,Lots of good riding and good food and music
Good looking sled.....
Thank you very much!
Harleys don't leak,they mark their territory! 😄😄😄
Je t'aime
I love it 😻 n white!! I have a 2016 slim in red, I bought new, and absolutely love it!! Her name is Big Red Betsy, and she is the star of my TH-cam channel!! Check it out if you get a chance. 🏍🇺🇸👍
I will definitely check out your channel!
Harley Heather 🙏
Great bike! How do you find the white/matte to clean? Ride safe.
Super easy to clean! There is a special spray cleaner for the salt denim too. Looks as new as the day I bought it!
Harley Heather Thankyou very much. I appreciate your advice. Greetings from Australia !