I have a question. Has anyone bought a detachable fairing for their heritage? Is there such a a thing or is it a bolt on project? I recently bought a 2015 heritage classic. With the purchase service plan I get a rental when the bike is in service. I rented a street glide (big mistake). Now I am kicking myself in the tail for not giving it a chance (I wasn't a fairing fan). After the ride on the street glide I was hooked and even tried to trade my heritage in that day. Unfortunately, it is not really an option without taking a pretty good hit money wise. Anyway, I had heard about guys putting on a fairing for trips etc so I thought I would look into it. I just wanted to see if anyway had any recommendations from vendors, suppliers etc..... The good, the bad and the ugly of doing it or if I should just trade up and take the hit.

 

Look here!

 

The fairing is the only important difference for you?
I've never ridden a touring bike.. I don't care bout speakers on my bike either.
So I don't really get it

 

You can get a basic fairing for wind protection, you can get one with navigation etc., you can get pretty much whatever your wallet can support

Two very popular fairings are Memphis Shades and Dragon Fly

You also might to check out bagger tail's website to further lighten your wallet lol.

 

Those bolt on fairings can get pretty expensive and I believe even if you put one on your Heritage it still wont be as nice as the Street Glide. You may as well take the hit and buy the SG unless it was a huge price difference between the cost of the fairing and the loss on the trade in.

 

I rode a Heritage for 4 years and looked into a fairing for it. To buy the fairing, get it painted to match the rest of the bike and equip it the way I wanted was more than I was willing to invest. I'd have been better off to trade and buy a bike with one...I rode the Heritage for several years and then traded up to an Ultra Limited. The Heritage was a great bike, like the Ultra even more!

Cheers,
Paul in Colorado

 

The ride on the Street Glide was so smooth and comfortable that I regretted not getting it. I am with you about the speakers and all. I was asking to see if guys had added a fairing to their bike or not and whether it was worth it or would it be more advantageous to just trade up.

 

Thanks for all the replies. A couple of you answered what I was on the fence about and that is whether the ride would be comparable or not with the street glide.

 

Yeah . . . long story short, not even close. You would simply have a Heritage with an aftermarket fairing. Still a completely different ride.

 

Mistakes always cost you. The bigger the mistake the higher the cost. You live and you hopefully learn. That is why I always encourage friends and family to put the time into researching whatever they are looking to buy so that they won't have regrets later. The Softails are for those who want a modern classic with the only counterbalanced (no shake and break) air cooled engine Harley makes. The tourers are of course going to be designed for more comfort because their owners "plan" to do a lot of long trips.