View Poll Results: Do you think the 2010 Wide Glide should be called a Wide Glide?
Yes - It has the key features that make it a WG
211
40.42%
No - It may have a few features, but it's not a WG
148
28.35%
I really don't care what they call it
132
25.29%
I STILL like egg salad
31
5.94%
Voters: 522. You may not vote on this poll
2010 Wide Glide Poll
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 430
Likes: 2
From: Dirty City
The original:
Wide set forks (thus the name)
Additional rake
Orange flame paint job on black
21" spoked front wheel
Stepped saddle
Forward controls
"Bobbed" rear fender
Mini-apes
Staggered shorties
The new one:
Wide set forks (thus the name)
Additional rake
Orange flame paint job on black
21" spoked front wheel
Stepped saddle (kind of)
Forward controls
Very "Bobbed" rear fender
Drag-style bars
Over-under exhaust
So, yeah, it's a Wide Glide.
Wide set forks (thus the name)
Additional rake
Orange flame paint job on black
21" spoked front wheel
Stepped saddle
Forward controls
"Bobbed" rear fender
Mini-apes
Staggered shorties
The new one:
Wide set forks (thus the name)
Additional rake
Orange flame paint job on black
21" spoked front wheel
Stepped saddle (kind of)
Forward controls
Very "Bobbed" rear fender
Drag-style bars
Over-under exhaust
So, yeah, it's a Wide Glide.
Banned
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 488
Likes: 1
From: So. MD
I don't care if it's deserving of the name or not....I don't think changing a model that has stagnated for 30 years is a bad thing at all.....
No offence, but I always just walked right past the WG's before. I personally have just never been a fan of Apes (mini or not) and that bob-tail fender...
When the new one came out, I knew I had to have it. There is very little on this bike I want to make drastic changes to. ...the new rear fender and drag bars are what did it for me! Not to mention that 180 rear!
I have to admit though, that "Shotgun" exhaust setup is awful! I refused to even take mine home with it on there......didn't like the stock airbox this year, either!
How can you not look at this and just call it badass:
No offence, but I always just walked right past the WG's before. I personally have just never been a fan of Apes (mini or not) and that bob-tail fender...
When the new one came out, I knew I had to have it. There is very little on this bike I want to make drastic changes to. ...the new rear fender and drag bars are what did it for me! Not to mention that 180 rear!
I have to admit though, that "Shotgun" exhaust setup is awful! I refused to even take mine home with it on there......didn't like the stock airbox this year, either!
How can you not look at this and just call it badass:
6th Gear
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
From: jersey
dyna glide questions
proud owner of a 2010 i just got a few weeks back. Sold my 2001 fxdwg after 9 plus awesome years, and i'm ready to start a new chapter with this one. Already put on v and h straight shots and a stage one kit....16 inch apes going on this week....here's my questions: 1. i had a mustang fastback seat on my 01, and not only was it great for my back, it put my frame (6'3") further back in the saddle and i loved it. I tried to put on a mustang fastback for my 2010, but instead this seat pushed me forward. Any tall riders out there find any solo or gunfighter style seats that gave them an inch or two more room than the stock seat? 2. Also, love the look of the detachable sissy bar harley makes for this model, but i'd prefer the traditional style as it would be easier to pack my t-bags....anyone have anything they have put on that is detachable, but more the traditional style? Thanks....loving the bike so far....i loved my old one, but i think its crazy how some people are so up in arms about the changes to the model. Love the new fender, love the blacked out look...and if i want a more chrome look, i can replace the outer primary, cam cover and tran cover with chrome with all the money i saved on the price of this model going low
6th Gear
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
From: jersey
hey pgdredd---great look....are the trim rings on your headlight and rear turn signals harley or aftermarket brand? they look great....another thing to all the people who hate the bars and pipes on the bike......i hate the bars and pipes too.....although the bars and pipes on the 01 were nicer.....i replaced those right away too, just like i'm doin to this one! some of you people who are complainin the most about the look have done some things to your "old" wide glides that i personally think look horrible....its a personal choice....putting drag bars, saddle bags, any kind of fairing, two in one pipes....on a wide glide just doensn't looik right to me...but it doesn't make your bike any less of a wide glide....its just not my style
Last edited by jerseyglide75; Sep 14, 2010 at 03:38 PM.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,306
Likes: 3
From: Vancouver, BC
no it wasn't............. The wideglide predates the softail by quite a few years. When it was introduced it was called the wideglide simply because it had a wide glide front end.
Last edited by CRF; Sep 14, 2010 at 04:34 PM.
Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 513
Likes: 2
I don't give a f%$#k what anyone thinks ,I love my 2010 WIDE GLIDE
You don't like it to bad .
I don't like the look of the older Wide Glides,but I'm not going to put someones bike down just cause I don't like the look of it. They like it and to me that's all that matters. To each there own
You don't like it to bad .
I don't like the look of the older Wide Glides,but I'm not going to put someones bike down just cause I don't like the look of it. They like it and to me that's all that matters. To each there own
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 329
Likes: 1
From: Branchville, nj
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Road Master
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 821
Likes: 0
From: Evangeline Parish Louisiana
Oh wait a minute.....I dont have a real wide glide??? Well I'll be damn, I was really looking to get approval from other wide glide owners.
It looks much like the "original" WG in many ways. I'm very happy with mine and seem that so are most others..........SCREW IT LETS RIDE!!
It looks much like the "original" WG in many ways. I'm very happy with mine and seem that so are most others..........SCREW IT LETS RIDE!!
Last edited by louisianaSVT2001; Sep 14, 2010 at 07:23 PM.