Thinking about a Ultra Classic or Street Glide
#21
09-02-2014, 11:19 AM
Road Master
It's much cheaper to take parts off the Ultra
than put them on the Street Glide.I bought a
FLHTC in `07 thinking I would take the tour pack
off when I didn't need it.Well I got used to it
being there & found out it was handy so it never
came off.I now have a `12 Ultra Limited and
I wouldn't think of taking it off.
than put them on the Street Glide.I bought a
FLHTC in `07 thinking I would take the tour pack
off when I didn't need it.Well I got used to it
being there & found out it was handy so it never
came off.I now have a `12 Ultra Limited and
I wouldn't think of taking it off.
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09-02-2014, 11:25 AM
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#24
09-02-2014, 11:56 AM
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09-02-2014, 12:35 PM
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#26
09-02-2014, 02:15 PM
Tourer
I wouldn't doubt that you get a 50/50 split on which way to go.
I was faced with the same dilemma earlier this year. I went with the Ultra and was going to add the quick detach kit. I found that I use the tour pak so much (riding gear, work stuff, Home Depot runs, etc...) that I decided not to spend the $500 on the detach kit and use it for other accessories. At this point, even if I had the detach kit, I probably would rarely remove it.
Coming from a bike without any storage (Wide Glide,) I'm amazed on how fast I got spoiled with the Ultra.
Just my $0.02 worth.....
I was faced with the same dilemma earlier this year. I went with the Ultra and was going to add the quick detach kit. I found that I use the tour pak so much (riding gear, work stuff, Home Depot runs, etc...) that I decided not to spend the $500 on the detach kit and use it for other accessories. At this point, even if I had the detach kit, I probably would rarely remove it.
Coming from a bike without any storage (Wide Glide,) I'm amazed on how fast I got spoiled with the Ultra.
Just my $0.02 worth.....
#27
09-02-2014, 02:56 PM
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Maybe it is just me, but I find that the heavy Harley tour pack makes the road bikes feel a bit clumsy and top heavy, even when empty.
They make it a pain to get on and off the bike, as I seem to always find it in the way.
It is much harder to get it off the kick stand. Even moving the bike around the garage seems much harder, and it always feels like it wants to fall over.
Had real difficulty turning it around on up hill roads. It took much more leg strength than without it.
I now have a Street Glide with quick release pack. I use it only when riding up double, as she wants to have a storage area of her own and control her own packing.
As soon as the trip is over, and I am riding single again, that pack comes off the back and gets hung up on the garage wall until the next time she comes along.
I first noticed this in the dealership. You can mount and balance a Street glide with ease, while getting on and off a Ultra is much more clumsy and balancing it makes the bike feel like it weight 100 lbs more.
Taking off that tour pack made me feel like a dog running free, as opposed to being on a leash.
As opposed to others that use their bikes for runs to Home Depot, etc, I use my car for that, and have little use for a tour pack in day to day riding. I use my bike much more for fun than work.
The costs seem pretty much the same to to change either bike into the other, but for me, that low slung, stripped down and nimble handling Street Glide is where I want to be, as opposed to the more cushy Geezer Glide. (and I AM a Geezer)
They make it a pain to get on and off the bike, as I seem to always find it in the way.
It is much harder to get it off the kick stand. Even moving the bike around the garage seems much harder, and it always feels like it wants to fall over.
Had real difficulty turning it around on up hill roads. It took much more leg strength than without it.
I now have a Street Glide with quick release pack. I use it only when riding up double, as she wants to have a storage area of her own and control her own packing.
As soon as the trip is over, and I am riding single again, that pack comes off the back and gets hung up on the garage wall until the next time she comes along.
I first noticed this in the dealership. You can mount and balance a Street glide with ease, while getting on and off a Ultra is much more clumsy and balancing it makes the bike feel like it weight 100 lbs more.
Taking off that tour pack made me feel like a dog running free, as opposed to being on a leash.
As opposed to others that use their bikes for runs to Home Depot, etc, I use my car for that, and have little use for a tour pack in day to day riding. I use my bike much more for fun than work.
The costs seem pretty much the same to to change either bike into the other, but for me, that low slung, stripped down and nimble handling Street Glide is where I want to be, as opposed to the more cushy Geezer Glide. (and I AM a Geezer)
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09-02-2014, 03:10 PM
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Thanks again everybody. I went today and looked at them both, sat on both. I will agree with you Uncle Paul and Nevada72, I could feel the weight deference on the Ultra. Having had a Roadking before the feel of just sitting on the SG felt more like the RK. I could just go with the SG and add the back rest if she wanted that..... Hell I might even look at a Ultra Tri Glide next time I go looking. So many damn choices... I saw alot of nice bike on that showroom floor. But being that I'm 6'4 240lbs, its just more comfortable for me on a touring model.
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#29
09-02-2014, 03:24 PM
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Thanks again everybody. I went today and looked at them both, sat on both. I will agree with you Nevada72, I could feel the weight deference on the Ultra. Having had a Roadking before the feel of just sitting on the SG felt more like the RK. I could just go with the SG and add the back rest if she wanted that..... Hell I might even look at a Ultra Tri Glide next time I go looking.
The tourpack I ordered through Surdyke. If you check occasionally they have specials. I got mine for $685 I believe, the pad was $130ish, and the rack another $130ish. The lock set is $40ish. All together it wasn't much more than a grand. I got close to free shipping. Think it was $15 all together.
#30
09-02-2014, 03:33 PM
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