The RK I tested back in 09 IMO didn't ride any better than Our stock shocks on our Heritage and as U state the seat and bars are better on the Heritage. just me.

In all fairness I'll add I only rode one for 45mins.




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My '03 Heritage in stock form was just unacceptable to me, but that's just my personal preference. In stock form the Road King was a little smoother but it needed attention as well, in my opinion.

I bought the Heritage over the Road King primarily because it was a deal I could not pass up.

Now the '03 rides very nicely thank you. But both the front and rear end needed help. I went with Progressive 422 rear shocks at 50% pre-load for a 275 pound load. No more spine pounding like I had with the stock shocks cranked to the max pre-load. The front end is much improved with Progressive Heavy Duty springs with reasonable pre-load and the proper fork oil. No more clunk sounds and nose diving under breaking.

Handling is good for a 700+ pound bike. I do not expect it to flick around like a sport bike. I did replace the original Dunlops with Avon Venom tires, they made a nice improvement and give me much better confidence when I grad the floor boards through the turns.