Too each his own, but truthfully I never noticied any difference without the compensator. On the new CVO trike I can feel the compensator on deceleration, kinda annoying. I did this conversion on an 07 Ultra. None of this would have been necessary if HD had someone smart enough to get the gearing right in the first place. This is such a no-brainer that it makes me think the overgearing is done to satisfy some EPA rule at the expense of rideability. Just MHO!
Dwight