Anyone buy a RoadGlide as a local cruising bike?
#21
08-28-2017 | 03:32 PM
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I am a 60 year old man weighing in at 145 lbs. with a 2017 Road Glide. Had Fat Boys, Street Glides, now riding the Road Glide to bike nights and locally around town and our part of the Appalachian Mnts. and love every minute of it. Don't really think about the weight. Everyone talks about the "fixed" faring vs. the Bat Wing never really turns except in the parking lots, on the road the bike and faring lean together.
#22
08-28-2017 | 03:44 PM
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#23
08-28-2017 | 03:54 PM
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That's funny, as my riding bud has a SG & I have a RK and I always need to slow down when passing 18 wheelers as he has the wind buffering the crap out of his scoot shaking steering uncontrollably, my RK is steady as a arrow, possibly because my thin windshield flexes without causing over steering my scoot.
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#24
08-28-2017 | 04:04 PM
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Never rode his scoot, buuuuut you should see his face after buzzing by a few 18 wheelers OMG!!! Its a 2015 if that makes a difference or not.
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2012 FLHR (Road King) Ember Red Sunglo & Merlo (stage II)
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#25
08-28-2017 | 04:11 PM
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My King as a rule, never sees the highway. In my humble opinion it handles very well in most cases. If pressed to say anything negative, that would have to be when coming to a final stop at times. However I feel this has more to do with the vertical attitude of the machine at that defining moment. Please correct me if I am wrong but this seems more like an issue with rider ability or the fact that my boots do not touch the pavement until late in the maneuver.
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08-28-2017 | 05:35 PM
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08-28-2017 | 05:38 PM
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That's what I miss about my 2014 CVO Road King was the bags and being able to run to the store and stuff. Pretty convenient.
