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Old 01-18-2011, 03:06 PM
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Do you prefer the look of the touring fenders on the Road King and Electra Glides with or without the bumpers?
 
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Old 01-18-2011, 03:09 PM
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I like the bumpers and the bag guards and all of the bulky things that make the Ultra different from the sportier models.
 
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Don't like the bumpers. Makes my FLHR look too bulky and heavy. I got rid of the rear and put on a clean SG fender up front. Also dumped the rear crash bars. But that's just me.
 
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I prefer the clean look of the rear fender without the bumper. I'm thinking about putting it back on because I almost backed into a pole. If my wife hadn't been side of me and warned me, I might have hit it. No faster than I was moving, the bumper would have more than likely saved the fender. Hate to think what a fender cost!
 
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One of the things that made the final decision easy for me when I got my Street Glide was the clean fenders front and back.
 
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Old 01-18-2011, 03:50 PM
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I removed the bumpers and guards on my Glide
 
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Less is more
 
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No bumpers, no saddlebag guards, no rear crash bar. I'd take off the forward crash bar too, but I need it to hang my fairing lowers and highway pegs on.
 
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Clean here, too.
 
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Old 01-18-2011, 04:48 PM
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None for me, took them off the first rain day after I brought my FLHTK home.
 


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