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Review of the 2010 Road Glide Custom in American Rider

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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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Default Review of the 2010 Road Glide Custom in American Rider
For those with interest in this bike, there's a review here:

http://www.americanrider.com/output.cfm?id=2317303
 
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 03:16 PM
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On the Road Glide Custom, Harley steered from the traditional FL dual mufflers with a crossover pipe in favor of a two-into-one exhaust. I think this was a mistake...

Find out why Phil thinks the two-into-one was a mistake in the December 2009 issue of American Rider or check out the FULL article online at AmericanRider.com in November.
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i hate when they do that!.... give us just a taste of the article and then tell you to come back later for the rest. just give it to me all at once.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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Good article. One sentence stated HD makes a point that 6th gear is for over 70 mph cruising. Never heard that before.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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I was at the local dealer yesterday and every FLTRX was sold or on hold, sales guy told me the RGC is the hottest selling of the 2010's... I did not buy mine from there..
The American Rider article was good... I at first didn't care for the 2 into 1 exhaust setup but now I'm liking it just because it is different...
 
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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I read as far as "It’s beautiful to look at" looked at the pictures and it was a fugly and realized obviously the writer doesn't know what he's talking about,
 
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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i hate when they do that!.... give us just a taste of the article and then tell you to come back later for the rest. just give it to me all at once.
Yeah... it's a tease! I'm going to buy that issue now. The tease worked.

Everything he wrote in the tease is right on from my experience riding this bike. H-D has a total winner on their hands with the Road Glide Custom.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by FLTRX
I at first didn't care for the 2 into 1 exhaust setup but now I'm liking it just because it is different...
I liked it from the start. I think all bikes look better with a 2 into 1
 
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Love the 2-1 exhaust. leohd obviously needs glasses. ;-)
 
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I understand the performance gains of the 2 into 1 exhaust, but baggers definatly look better with twin mufflers in my opinion.
 
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I like the performance and look of the two-into-one on this bike because it's not styled like a "classic" bagger. And I think duals look right on classic baggers.
 
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