What we're doing now:

What we should be doing: SG & RG Owners
Actually this should be all motorcyclists, regardless of the brand they ride. There's enough MC-haters out there already.

 

I guess this is a matter of perspective. To me, all fairings are FUGLY. I do not even like a windshield, but I do put in on when it is cool or raining. But I admit, the Shark takes it to a new level.

 

I like them both. I have ridden them both and really didn't notice much difference in handling but I don't ride in parking lots that much. I have never thought the front of the SG was heavy. Windwise the way my SG is set up there is no advantage to the RG. The handlebars and seats on both bikes suck. Side note: I think it would be cool if, for no extra cost, HD would set up the bike for the rider. I think the only thing that might take me a little time to get used to is the cockpit space in the RG. I'm not tall, 5'10", I would think a taller rider would prefer the RG.

 

Don't forget that the radio is alot farther away, I control the radio from my handle bars.

After years of wabbling down the road on a bat wing I still can't belive how much better the Fugly handles.
The POS bug deflector that came on the RG went the first day, the uncomfortable stock handle bars went shortly after.
Ride them both and get the one that you like.

 

I've ridden both.... Really hard to tell a lot of difference between the two... Actually I wanted a Road Glide because of all the extra storage in the fairing but I really don't like how far the shield is from you with the RG. No one had a RG around here at the time so I ended up with a black SG of all things.. I perfectly happy with it!

 

I've done a test ride on both. They both suck in stock form. I've always liked a RG for no apparent reason so that's what I bought. I came from a Low Rider so I'm no stranger to being hit with wind. What surprises me is how well the touring line in general handles better than the other Harley lines. I liked the look of the RG once I put lowers on it, much better. Makes a huge difference as they kind of "support" the shark nose in terms of over all balance of bike design to me. I think if you compare a batwing w/ lowers to a shark nose w/ lowers, the looks become less of an issue. I get huge compliments all the time on mine but that could simply be b/c you don't see them everywhere...and I like it like that...so buy the batwing.

 

Very cool!!! Are those the "Heritage" handlebars?

 

My only comment is that I've had both, and above 90mph the RG handles a whole lot better, don't ask me how I know......lol. Once you go FUGLY you don't go back.

 

its raining in So Cal so I'll join in, never gone FUGLY not that I am against that kind of thing, just haven't been drunk enough to try, so I don't know but what I do know is that I love my SG and will own a Glide of one sort or another for the rest of my riding days.

 

+1 good ****