Traded '94 Heritage for 2010 EGC,WoW what a difference in the ride! This bike is super smooth to handle + plug in the ipod can make you forget how long you've been riding! I do miss my ape hangers a little,maybe they're the next add-on!

 

As far as handling goes my road king can carve anything my vrod could. I don't miss a "smaller" bike in the twisties. I wish I would've gotten security on my king. The vrod had the key fob that had to be within x feet to start the bike so I never locked the ignition, didn't know what I had till it was gone. I didn't get abs because they didn't have it on this bike, wouldn't be a deal breaker for me one way or the other. I'll never own another bike that's not from the touring family.

 

My Ultra Limited Handles better than my 03' Fatboy....was hesitant to go to a bagger due to my perceived idea that it would be cumbersome to handle around town ....boy was I wrong.....it's very nimble and actually leans further in turns before scraping than my fatboy, there is nothing I don't like about this bike....oh....yeah....if you have a driver backrest you have to figure out how you need to mount (throw your leg over).......I'm not very flexible so it was tricky at first.....once it's rolling and the tunes are blasting......it's heaven........get out on the road and light the 6 on the speedo and enjoy......

 

Last May I went into my local HD dealer with my heart set on a Heritage. I had always love the look. Rented on for the weekend still liked it.

The problem was I'm a slow buyer. I was in the harley shop everyday for three weeks and drove the salesman I was dealing with crazy. I lost faith in the salesman I was dealing with and went to the sales manager. Talked it over and he put me with a differrent salesman.

The first question the new (Older) salesman asked was what kind of riding was I planning to do. My answer, everything, long range, short range, back and forth to work and so on. I made a oath to myself that the bike would not be a garage queen.

The saleman told me I didn't describe a Heritage. I described a touring bike. I hadn't even considered a touring bike.

He took me over to a Black Road King and had me get on it. Had me stand it up and then he walked around me looking me and the bike up and down. He looked at me a stated it a perfect fit. He call service and had the prep a Road King Rental for a test ride.

The rest is history, $16,900.00 out the door with a security system, 4 point docking system sissy bar and pad. Which was a bunch cheaper than the Heritage.

As you can see by my sig there has been a few changes to the bike.

Thanks to a good salesman, there arn't many of them.

 

There is a reason you don't yet have 10k miles on a 7 year old bike. Come on over, you won't regret it.

 

Wll I'll chime in here! Wanted a Harley for over 40 years ! Got it in 06 ! Heritage! Everything I wanted! Only thing it had no storage for trips! So we had a luggage rack and a small tour bag! Not enuff for overniters and if ya buy stuff!!! So.. We started looking at baggers! Hardbags! Not the leather kind! Loved the looks of the SG in 07, almost traded for one then! Then they came out with the SG in Red Hot Sun-Glo!! I drooled everytime I saw one! So we took a test ride on a 09 ! It friggen sucked!!! Like riding on a 2X4 !! I could not believe it! So we left all gloomy and stuff! Talked to a couple other dealers! Both said....They had no air in the shocks!! Short story long! Took a ride on another dealer with air!:icon _headbang:! The rest is history! I at times miss the Heritage! It was my first!!! But the SG is a helluva bike! The 96 will walk away from the 88 real quick!! The radio/cd is damn nice! The ride is really superior to the softail! And as you can see in my sig!!! THAT IS JUST ONE SEXY BIOTCH!!!

 

When I bought my first Harley in 1990, I chose a Softail Springer. Loved it and put over 32K miles on it. Then I bought a 95 Road King (that one was totaled by a car), replaced that with a 96 RK and then an '02 SE RK. Just traded that in on a '10 SE SG...

When I bought the Springer, my dealer said "Eventually you'll end up with a bagger. Everyone does." Seems to work that way for most I know and certainly for me. The more miles/year, the more a bagger makes sense.

 

I guess I should explain I just bought the Fatboy last march and it had 1300 miles on it!!

I put almost 10k on it in a 12 month span, but that was definitely enough time to realize I wanted something more

I really appreciate the info on the differences between the years and the changes that were made. I was talking to a guy that had a pearl white 08 SG for sale, but I think I might start looking harder for an 09.