Originally Posted by boogaloodude

The guys who claim they like the versatility of being able to quickly change from a fairing to a non fairing bike, and then post pics to prove it seem to post the same pictures over and over. Honestly, how often does the fairing come off some of those Road Kings?

When I first put a fairing on my bike, I did it for the tunes. I spend a lot of time on my bike, and wanted a little music while I was commuting to work, or on long rides. The first year I had the fairing, it went on and off the bike every week or so, mostly because I preferred the way the bike handled without it. The next year though, the fairing stayed on the bike, for most of the riding season, although it came off for the last half of July and a good bit of August. This year, it comes off mostly when I'm working on the bike.

I can take it off, (and can post some old pictures from last year to prove it ), but I rarely do anymore. I used to look at batwing bikes as geezer glides, and didn't even consider buying a street glide or e-glide because I didn't care for the look. Tastes change, now I think the batwing bikes are the best looking bikes in the Harley touring lineup.

Originally Posted by Dead Center Cycles

Even with the mini apes you may be okay. We run 12.5 wild ones, on our Road King, and still get a good amount of protection. You can kinda see that illustrated in my signature. The fairing plows through the wind, giving you a little wiggle room when it comes to the height of your bars. Much taller than what we have there, and you will definitely catch a bit more wind.