Soft vs. hard lowers on a Road Glide

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Oct 20, 2009 | 08:06 PM

Garemlin

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Soft vs. hard lowers on a Road Glide

For anyone who has gone from soft lowers to hard lowers. Do the soft lowers give the same or pretty close to the same effect as hard lowers??? I'd like to get hard lowers but I am undecided on which ones I want to go with. And a tour pak is a priority right now anyway. So if I can get away with softys for now I'll do it.

Oct 20, 2009 | 08:28 PM

Twinrider

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Because the hard lowers rise several inches above the engine guards they're going to give you more wind protection. But the soft lowers also do a pretty darn good job of reducing buffeting/shielding your feet and are a bargain at 1/10th the price!

Oct 20, 2009 | 09:21 PM

springerchop

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no comparison

Oct 20, 2009 | 09:24 PM

lnrider

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If you go with the hard lowers, spend the extra bucks for the vented.
roll on
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Oct 21, 2009 | 06:29 AM

Sincecrazy

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Soft lowers are great over having nothing, however the hard lowers are the way to go.

Oct 21, 2009 | 10:20 AM

rideon

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I find the hard lowers a necessity on the roadglide to control the buffeting. I plan to change over to the vented ones once i get the newer style fairing brackets. The early roadglide lowers are pretty hot in the summer.