AHHH the age old question that it seems most of us have pondered. The nostalgic RK or the rebellious lowrider? Depends on the mood I guess. I miss my faithful RKC, but I'm still feeling a bit anticultural. So it's a Vivid Black SG for now. Ask me again tomorrow. LOL

Beary

 

I first thought and even had a Street Glide on order but pulled the plug and got a Road King Classic instead. Recently I put new handlebars on it. While waiting, my dealer allowed to me to take a 2013 Street Glide to go eat lunch. GLAD I PULLED THE PLUG! No comparison; Road King is a much smoother ride which lives up to it's image; it's the King of the Road hands down! If you get a Road King you won't regret it!

 

Heritage

 

My $ 0.02.

Street Glide Custom is the new hot ticket and it is well deserved, especially for height challenged riders. But for me it is life with tunes or life with the sound of the pipes and bugs dying against my windshield.

I chose the latter, but I have ridden the 14' Street Glide and it is very nice, different, not better.

My King has options, 1) naked sans sissy bar, sans windshield, actually, I ride my sporty when I feel this way. 2) King of the Road, LRS shield, sissy bar and rack, and jackpot amplifiers. or 3) Soft lowers, national cycle handguards, QD King Tour and QD Reckless bat wing complete with tunes. 10 minutes is all that separates 1, 2 or 3.

 

at your height and weight I would get a king. JMO

 

I have a RKC and bought hard bags and a aftermarket fairing- I wanted a street glide but love my RK to much to part.

Whats cool about a RK is the flexibility- You can ride it with a shield or without and then you can add tunes and a fairing too when the ride is longer.

My 2 cents.

 

I do like the look of the streetglides, but the RKC look is more my style. My three ride buddies also have roadkings. I also noticed that my RKC rides and handles so much better than the 07 FLSTF that I had.

 

I absolutely LOVED my RKC. But now I absolutely LOVE my Road Glide Custom!

My bud went from a 07 RKC to a '10 SG and he loves it. Another guy I rode with had a detachable fairing that he never took off. ...whatever gives you the tingling in yer loins.

 

I am going RK when I grow up.

 

I never remove my detachable Woody's fairing, just like I never removed my windshield. My next bike will be SG, SG Special, or an Ultra with detachable tourpack.