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Road king or Street glide, which would you buy?

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Old 11-20-2009, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ArizonaFalconer
I have an 02 FLHR Road King, and I love my bike. I wish though that I had the money to buy a 2010 Street Glide. The SG's fairing makes for more comfortable riding in terms of distance riding, and I think your passenger will appreciate the extra wind deflection.

I am not much for tunes, so the radio is somewhat secondary for me, but I also prefer the looks of the SG to the Road King, even when the Fairing is not in the calculation.

Must be hard trying to picture a SG without a Fairing, hmmmmm wonder what that looks like??



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Old 11-20-2009, 09:41 PM
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IMHO, if you wanna go somewhere and spend hours on the bike getting there, go with a fairing. (and a radio)
 

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Old 11-20-2009, 10:07 PM
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I like to ride a bike to get away from the tv, computer, phone and RADIO. You dont need no stinkin radio! It takes away from the therapy of riding IMO.
 
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Old 11-20-2009, 11:48 PM
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I love the old-school look of the Road King. It's timeless, and will never go out of style. I used to think the batwing fairings were clunky and for old guys. Well, I guess I'm an old guy 'cause I put a batwing (dragonfly) on my Road King.

The street glide came along in '06 and made batwings cool. A 4-6" dark screen on a batwing looks badazz.

There's no wrong answer. I think my next bike will be an ultra. Any of them can be made to look stodgy or nasty, depending on how you set them up.
 
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Old 11-21-2009, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by rbanas3
After test riding both machines and the opinions of my wife and kids, it all came down to the Road King. Take your time and test ride them both if you can. I think the King has a little more flexability. Good Luck

Nice choice, looks great. Actually plan on a test ride of both bikes this weekend, weather to be about 60 and sunny. Do you have the tour pak?
 
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Old 11-21-2009, 04:27 PM
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That's an easy fix. Cross breed the two and get a Road Glide. Frame mounted fairing for stability. Cuts wind like butter.
 
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Old 11-22-2009, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by take 5
Nice choice, looks great. Actually plan on a test ride of both bikes this weekend, weather to be about 60 and sunny. Do you have the tour pak?
No tour pack. I just have a standard height back rest. Plan on putting on some more bling in the next couple weeks I'm also adding Bub 7 True Duals. I've heard them on another bike the other day and they sound fantastic.
 
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