After looking thru the picture section on here last night, I have come to determine that my wife loves the Fat Boy. Ive always liked it as well. I think Im leaning more towards one of them now fellas. I appreciate all the info... LOL

 

We will see you in a couple years when you wish you had bought the touring frame.

But the Fatboy is a sharp looking bike.

Enjoy.

 

Well that is one of my fears, but like she said... "Hey its your 1st Harley"... I interpret that as her saying that its inevitable there will be more to come I figure if I just cant live with it, then I can always trade up later on... while Im at it, can anyone give me some tips on shopping for a fatty ?

 

You can't go wrong either way as long as you get an RoadKing.

 

Its the King for me. Love it.

 

Thanks for clearing that up for me LOL

 

What view exactly is being obstructed with a fairing??

Rest of the world when I drive by? You mean IF they hear it or do you promote quiet tread patterns on cars? And quieter than stock pipes? Concern about drive-by music annoyance is really stretching assuming it's even loud enough.

That IS funny! I found where the speakers lack is a pack run, 75mph, riding tandem, earplugs and faceshield down. Faceshield up is better.

There are options, but they are compromises, some worse than others.

It's a matter of preference for those who like to compliment the situation or mood. A goofy, extreme, yet applicable example is when a stadium or track plays music on the PA in between plays or races.

Myself, when I got my first bike, on one of my first rides, I was wishing for music. On our last ride to Street Vibes, a 675 mile weekend 2-up, the music was always on and it was great.

Some people turn on the TV or stereo every time they get home. Some work with music. Everybody is different and not everybody likes chocolate ice cream.

Back to the OP, if you plan on putting on the miles, temperature changes, gear, riding 2-up, hundreds of miles, an RK for sure over any softail.

 

Depends what's in front of you. View with fairing = View with no fairing. You're either joking or have never ridden a bike without a fairing.

Only when it's loud enough. If it can't be heard, who cares?

 

Are you short or do you look at your feet a lot? The only time the fairing obstructs my view is when I put the bike on the cycle dolly.

I can hear it, others can't or it's the same noise level as the rest of traffic. It was a silly question.

 

Road King looks awesome without the windshield.

Street glide looks good and feels cramped.

Road glide looks awesome and handles better in the parking lot than a Street Glide, check it out.