I'm considering buying a 2014 street glide special and I'm hoping some of you in here might be able to help me. I can't decide between the normal vivid black or if I should go for the denim. With the denim I'm mainly worried about how long the paint last and how much of a pain it might be to take care of. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

I have black denim. You never wax it and just wipe it with a soft cloth and Windex.

The main problem is, it something rubs it enough and it has to be a lot, it'll make a shiny spot. I have one on the right side of my tank from my chaps rubbing it. It's only noticeable if you look for it. And those spots can't be fixed.

Am I happy with it...absolutely.

 

Since you've chosen black, the real questions have to be.....

1: Do you like chrome??
2: Do you like spending a couple hours, or more, every week cleaning it??

IMO, chrome looks best with the Vivid Black. But Vivid Black shows every tiny speck of dust flying in the breeze. At a minimum, you'll be washing/polishing/waxing it often. At worst, you'll be dusting it off in between washing/polishing/waxing sessions.

 

IMO, Charcoal Pearl is the fastest Street Glide color.
What color is your Porsche 911?

 

Porsche is BRIGHT orange

 

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Well ok, vivid black goes well with orange. They are the official HD colors.
Sweet..
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get the Vivid. Denim is played out & "trendy". Looks unfinished. Vivid looks elegant. And, if you want the denim because it looks "badass", remember...you can't buy "badass" from the factory!

 

So I struggled over this forever...like two months. I visited dealers, had them pull out bikes, saw them under the sun, shade, moonlight....u get the picture. I video taped my top three colors: Red Whatever Sunglo, Blackened Whatever Cayenne, and Charcoal Pearl. At the end it also depends how you might customize it. I was planning on blacking it out and the Charcoal went best with what I was going to do. I also liked the Denim but it seemed like it would wear out and scratches/etc would show up and can't be buffed out and even touched up. Having said that I have seen a bunch of Denim bikes and it looks wonderful - so hope I didn't confuse you more, but video it and watch it over and over; it will click what color to go with.

 

Personally, I like the dark gray or burgundy colors on the SG/S. I would have a hard time choosing one.

 

My SG is vivid black and it looks sweet with chrome.