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%
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2010 Wide Glide Poll
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 3,364
Likes: 110
From: Mesa, Az.
Besides the lack of chrome, ape hangers and different rear fender - they reduced the lean angles and fuel tank capacity.
I tend to agree they are cutting costs. The Wide Glide was always the bike that had the most chrome from the factory.
In 2008 the Softail Custom looked more like a Wide Glide than the Wide Glide did. For those who like that style, now the Softail is the only way to get it.
I tend to agree they are cutting costs. The Wide Glide was always the bike that had the most chrome from the factory.
In 2008 the Softail Custom looked more like a Wide Glide than the Wide Glide did. For those who like that style, now the Softail is the only way to get it.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,122
Likes: 1
From: Abingdon, Maryland
Is the 2008 Mustang a Mustang just because it doesn't look exactly like a 65' Mustang...sure. Each has the Mustang DNA or features. Same with the WG. Bravo to HD for taking it forward..it was getting boring IMHO. Sure there's not alot of chrome on it...the blacked-out thing is happening now. There's things about it I would change if I was in the market for one. If I was replacing my Low Rider I'd consider the Fat Boy Lo...I have to give that the edge over the WG...but my tastes have been known to change!
Last edited by HarleypsychRN; Jul 28, 2009 at 06:03 AM.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,062
Likes: 2
From: Southwest OHIO
i love it and if i had to choose between that or my street bob... i would have lost a lot of sleep!
i never did like the bobbed fender from the previous wide glides, so this is a much appreciated change, for me at least. liked the fatbob exhaust when it came out, and like it on the wide glide, but most people put aftermarket exhuast on anyways, i would just ad slip ons with nice baffels. love the turn/tail lights and black rims. its got just enough chrome and just enough black.
but i hat those damn headlights... have to put on a big chrome 7 incher.
i never did like the bobbed fender from the previous wide glides, so this is a much appreciated change, for me at least. liked the fatbob exhaust when it came out, and like it on the wide glide, but most people put aftermarket exhuast on anyways, i would just ad slip ons with nice baffels. love the turn/tail lights and black rims. its got just enough chrome and just enough black.
but i hat those damn headlights... have to put on a big chrome 7 incher.
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Elite HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 4,265
Likes: 99
From: Northern VA
When Jay Leno took over for Johnny Carson, most people said he's ok, but he's not Johnny. They didn't hate Leno, but it wasn't the same.
I like the 10' WG, just think they should have called it something else. To me, it's not a WG.
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 300
Likes: 0
From: North Jersey
I LOVE it. The old WG's were great bikes but that Bobtail rear fender - Pah Leez. The fender should contour with the tire. They should have kept the mini-apes but thats easy to change. Love the new rear fender and the old school sissy bar is a nice touch. Nice job on the 34 degree rake as well. As far as the name, seems to me its the only Dyna with the WG front end so what else should it be called ??
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 35
Likes: 0
I like the looks of it, but I have to say that the "side-mount" license plate looks friggin STUPID. Did anyone else notice that, or was it just me? Disappointed to see that. 
Don't get me wrong, there is a place for that and there are ways to make it look good, but having it stick straight out like that looks ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong, there is a place for that and there are ways to make it look good, but having it stick straight out like that looks ridiculous.
Last edited by JZ28; Jul 28, 2009 at 08:52 AM.
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 11,483
Likes: 39
From: Passaic County, NJ
I LOVE it. The old WG's were great bikes but that Bobtail rear fender - Pah Leez. The fender should contour with the tire. They should have kept the mini-apes but thats easy to change. Love the new rear fender and the old school sissy bar is a nice touch. Nice job on the 34 degree rake as well. As far as the name, seems to me its the only Dyna with the WG front end so what else should it be called ??