road glide vs ultra classic???need advice
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road glide vs ultra classic???need advice
i am gonna trade in my 08 sg tuesday and i like the added ameneties of the ultra, but the shark nose fairing is supposed to be wind tunnel tested and provide a nice pocket of still air. never thought i'd want a "geezer glide" but i'll be 57 soon, and it's about time. sure do dig my sg though. but there are some improvements with the 09 that i like. any advice is greatly appreciated, and i thank you in advance for helpin me decide.
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Ultra RG
Both are great bikes ... you should rent each for a day if that's possible. Having said that, I love my RG, spent a couple of grand to add lowers and a detachable tour pack so I now have the benefits of an Ultra minus the CB and intercom which were not important to me. It can be stripped down in a few minutes or a sportier ride.
Last edited by mhud; 12-12-2008 at 04:13 PM.
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RG will give better wind protection if you have the lowers.
I have lowers and bigger windshield(Clearview) so I have lots of wind protection. The lowers are almost touching the fairing which is nice because now my knees don't get wet like they did on my Ultra, if you ride through a brief rain shower.
I have lowers and bigger windshield(Clearview) so I have lots of wind protection. The lowers are almost touching the fairing which is nice because now my knees don't get wet like they did on my Ultra, if you ride through a brief rain shower.
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My vote goes for the RG! I have rode alot of Batwing bikes, and like them. I have never rode a RG, but I still like to looks of the RG better. It's different around my home town. In that not alot of people like the RG looks. I have heard from a number of people that the RG is the best riding bike that HD makes. I bought a Road King because I couldn't pass up on the deal, but I will own a RG in the near future. Road Gilde all the way. My .02 cents.
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Both are great bikes ... you should rent each for a day if that's possible. Having said that, I love my RG, spent a couple of grand to add lowers and a detachable tour pack so I now have the benefits of an Ultra minus the CB and intercom which were not important to me. It can be stripped down in a few minutes or a sportier ride.
You said a mouthful, but why would the MoCo shoot themselves in the foot, and miss out on all that extra money they make off everyone who HAS to make their own *Road Glide Ultra*. What would be very cool is to replace the current CVO Road Glide with a CVO Ultra Road Glide!