Just returned from my first bike event (Daytona) and the big shock for me was all of the street glides. I saw very few sportys a few more dyna's and soft tails but the baggers especially the street glide definitely rules the roost. They are beautifull bikes and I am sure one will be in my garage some day but for them to outnumber everything else was simply amazing. This was just my observation, yours may be different.

 

Yeah, I had no problem finding my bike parked in the sea of Glides.

 

Never thought I'd want a fairing. Tried out a '13 street glide cause the wife liked it. Came straight back and bought it. I use to say that I never enjoyed a bike so much in my life. I was wrong! Bought the '15 Screamin Eagle Glide in the avatar. THAT'S the best bike I've ever owned! Love riding all day and half the night able to listen to songs loaded on the radio w/o commercials and having the GPS to take off down a road that looks like someone spilt spaghetti on the screen.

 

I bet you did not see one like mine.

2006 FLHX. Deep Cobolt. carbureted 88 ci.

 

Not sure why your so surprised.
The Street Glide has probably been HD's best selling bike for several years now.

Nothing at all wrong with a Sporty though either.
My Street Glide is my 3rd HD, and first touring model.

 

The Street Glide works for a lot of demographics - men, women, 1%, beginner, iron butt, etc.. It's the King of Beers and the F-150 rolled into one. People spend a bazzilion dollars customizing them so they won't be mistaken as a pack hound. So what's the problem? Nothing. It's a great bike. I nearly bought one. Then I realized it's limitations for the riding I do and backed off the deal. Regardless, it's the MoCo moneymaker.

 

Saw a post on another site from a guy who was asking everyone to keep an eye out for his stolen black SG. He included a pic, nothing had really been done to it to make it stand out. Like looking for a needle in a stack of needles haha!

 

I bet there weren't many black ones there. They were all up here around me. Lol. They are looking like just another bike... Very sheeple looking.

 

Too much of a good thing might hurt a market saturated in Street Glides.
Fads come and go until the next big "gotta have it" bike from HD.

 

My friends point this out to me everytime we go to a rally.. "Oh hey there's another black Street glide" and another and another.. I don't mind it.. Mine is mine