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Old 08-03-2014, 09:06 AM
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Ain't she a beaut? Where is the guy with the Bozo the clown pic that is always sticking him in a Victory post?
 
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Old 08-03-2014, 09:44 AM
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Hate to say it but they ruined the looks of their best looking bike. I'm not digging the new fairing at all.
 
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Old 08-03-2014, 11:35 AM
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To me that is fuglier than the old Tour Glide but I'm sure they will find someone to buy them.
 
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Eric Buell holds the patent on the original fairing, as he designed it. It was licensed to Harley. Harley redesigned it in a way that they could register the fairing as their own trade item and claim a patent on the design.
 
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Hate to say it but they ruined the looks of their best looking bike. I'm not digging the new fairing at all.
That already happened last year with the Electraglides. I was hoping the Road Glide wouldn't have the vent. It doesn't look as bad on the Road Glide.

Moco must be smarter than me though. I see a lot of 2014s on the road.
 
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I like it
 
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Old 08-03-2014, 05:38 PM
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Seeing it I'm thinking Sharknado for some reason!
 
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I don't have a problem with it--looks good. would say it looks better than the new Street Glide with the mail box
 
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I think it looks sharp, plus if it fixes the buffeting problem, I say alright! Just need an Ultra version, though.
 
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An awful letdown, considering it allegedly needed to have a production shutdown to make happen.

I expected more. And if I'd wrecked my RG during the 2014 model year and needed to buy another, just to find out there wasn't one available, and then see that THIS is all I had to wait for, I'dbe disappointed enough to look elsewhere.

They didn't quit building any bikes to tool-up for the Rushmore project, did they ? And this looks like much less involvement than Rushmore.

It's just the MoCo playing with us. Not being honest with us. Lesson learned. I think Honda is almost as up-front and honest as the MoCo, and I won't buy a honda because of how corrupt they are. Way to lower the bar, Harley Davidson.
 


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