Just returned from a 3,000 mile, 10 day trip from the Dallas area to South Dakota. I was loaded down for this solo ride and the 14 Triglide ran perfectly. My best mileage was 39 MPG in South Dakota and the worst was coming home in Texas with a very strong headwind at 23 mpg. I am running stock exhaust. Everything worked as it should....I am so much more comfortable with the Nav and I have learned a great deal about all of the features. It isn't perfect but it always got me where I had inputed my destination with no issues. I have a lift kit and ran 24 in the rear tires, 36 in the front tire and 20 in the shocks. I also used the AirHawk R seat pad and once I got the air adjusted it was very comfortable. It truly doesn't take much air for the Airhawk. Too much air and you tend to roll around on the seat. I had long stretches where I put the seat pad in the trunk and just enjoyed the stock seat.
I recently had 2" pullbacks installed and I really was comfortable. I had 2 - 500 mile days and was tired but not worn out. If you haven't had the opportunity to see South Dakota you should plan to see it. Sturgis and everything near it is gearing up for the big show in August. The weather was great with just a few days of hit and miss rain. Rushmore, Deadwood, Sturgis, Spearfish, Crazy Horse, Custer National Forest, etc.....It is really beautiful. There were some places in SD that didn't have 91-93 octane fuel...I took some octane booster with me and never had any pinging issues. Every place was very accepting of the biker community and never had any issues at any Motel. I stayed at Best Westerns and at the Hickok House Best Western in Deadwood for 4 nights (highly recommended) Deadwood is a good place to stay and see everything. Visited with lots of riders from all over the U.S. and Canada....Good food, good conversation, small casino's, and great scenery.
The Triglide never missed a beat.....Experienced Heat in Texas, Rain in Colorado, light jacket in SD and way too many new T-shirts!....ride safe