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Old 02-02-2008, 02:12 PM
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Hi you all guys .
i am wondering to ask you a question between street glide and road king.
which bike aremore comfortable riding such as:handle on the road,going up and down the mountian, carving roads,dealing with the winds, andlong distance trips ??
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It is personal choice...the handling will be about the same. The SG will give better wind protection but with the RK you can remove the shield for the wind in your face experience.
 
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Both great bikes. If your going to be doing some serious Touring, you might enjoy some Tunes, which the SG has and the King does not.

I think the RK is the best looking of the Touring bikes, but I wouldn't give up my Bat Wing for anything
 
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Default RE: best bike between street glide and roadking

street glide by a ton,,, much better in every aspect I ridden both...IMHO
 
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Both are great bikes.

Neither is better, its simply a matter of taste and riding style.
 
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Road King for me, but I'm prejudice
 
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I love my Street Glide, dig the tunes, agree that batwing gives better wind protection, etc.
But, I have to admit that I think the Road King is the best looking bike on the road.
 
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Default RE: best bike between street glide and roadking

Road King.

Better protection on the street glide but sometimes I don't want anything between me and the wind and the removable w/s on the RK allows me that.

NO tunes on a RK?
Pffft. An el cheapo mp3 player with some comfortable ear-buds takes care of that so I don't even consider that an issue. Plus, I can use the mp3 player for more than just riding on my RK.
 
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Default RE: best bike between street glide and roadking

hello . Thanks for helping me to think which suits great. What about the carving road up the mountian, such as sharp carves . Between road king and street glide with the bat wing on? Really for me wouldn't hear the music tunes but wil feels bike vibration tune haha ...
 
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Default RE: best bike between street glide and roadking

I prefer the Street Glide. My riding buddy prefers his Road King. We switch off from time to time and find both bikes fun to ride. My Glide handles a little better than his King probably due to being an inch lower in the rear but it's nice to be able to ditch the windshield and get a little wind on the face with his RK.

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