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
Club Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 11,483
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From: Passaic County, NJ
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!
As far as the new WG....well, it's been around a long time and has gone through some styling changes. I like most of what the MoCo has done with it. Of course there is still plenty of room for improvement or customization.
I think thats what owning a harley is about. Taking a stock bike and making it yours. No one says you have to leave that sidemount plate on, or those ugly handlebars. The bobtail fender is either loved or hated by people. I have a love/hate relationship with it myself. Customizing the backend of a late model WG is rough. Older (2005 and older) is easier because the aftermarket has plenty of parts to choose from.
Road Master
Joined: May 2006
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Nah just cut and weld maybe even add 2006 up Wide Glides had 34 deg at neck and 2 deg added to the trees.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,463
Likes: 12
From: San Antonio, TX
To be honest I like the bike. It looks badass imho. I like the risers and bars and the orange-flame paint from the factory looks cool as hell. The stock seat and pillion looks cool, My main gripe is the blacked out rims, but that is an easy switch.
Cheers,
Tom
Cheers,
Tom
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 2,780
Likes: 9,042
From: Monroe, NC
Reserving judgment on the new WG till I see one in person.
I did not like pics of the Fat Bob when it first came out but when I saw one in person I fell in love.
Like the old song says..."she may be ugly but she sure can cook!!"
I did not like pics of the Fat Bob when it first came out but when I saw one in person I fell in love.
Like the old song says..."she may be ugly but she sure can cook!!"
Road Captain
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 608
Likes: 0
From: Westchester, New York
I'm liking it. What's in a name, anyway? At least they didn't call it Dyna-Muscle. 
The Wide Glide did get short changed on the color options though...only 2 solid colors is kind of weak. But I guess the limited palette is pretty much true across most of the models.
The Wide Glide did get short changed on the color options though...only 2 solid colors is kind of weak. But I guess the limited palette is pretty much true across most of the models.
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Road Master
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 848
Likes: 0
From: Lake Jackson, TX
I don't like it at all. I'm sure glad I got my '07 when I did. My opinion is this. The WG had distinct styling since its inception in 1980. This is what I liked about it and why I bought it. To me it looks like a cross between a fat bob and sportster. I prefer the classic styling but then again, my wife reminds me that my age suggests classic styling so go figure.
I'll hold on tighter to my '07. And when I pull up next to a '10 WG and all of my factory and added chrome blinds the other guy, I'll just smile and say "Lovin that blacked out bike?"
I'll hold on tighter to my '07. And when I pull up next to a '10 WG and all of my factory and added chrome blinds the other guy, I'll just smile and say "Lovin that blacked out bike?"
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,456
Likes: 16
I had a 80 Wide Glide once and then a 1984 FXR.When I went to buy a new bike in 06 I loved the looks of the Night train but it didnt fit me too well,legs too long I reckon so I bought the Wide Glide.I do like my 06 better than the new one though.
However if Harley had to design a new Glider and came to this very forum for the design for it and styling clues,they would have came up with the very bike they produced for 2010.
Look at the current trends in Dynas in this forum.I would have to say that some may be due to the Street Glide being so popular with the denim paint.There are a **** load of folks who like the blacked out look,myself included.I am amazed at the pictures of bikes that people post on this forum.After seeing years and years of bikes with chrome this and chrome that it got to a point where the only thing that wasn't chrome was the rider and the tires.
Being most harley riders try to individualize their bikes,and the chrome thing has all been done countless times,all black is the next step.When I re do the FXR it will be all black,no chrome if I can help it.I have quite a few friends who swear that a Harley should come in one color,black and wont ride anything else.Just to be different I bought mine in sliver.
One question,is it still rolling off the plant in York?If it is,I may buy the 010 model.
However if Harley had to design a new Glider and came to this very forum for the design for it and styling clues,they would have came up with the very bike they produced for 2010.
Look at the current trends in Dynas in this forum.I would have to say that some may be due to the Street Glide being so popular with the denim paint.There are a **** load of folks who like the blacked out look,myself included.I am amazed at the pictures of bikes that people post on this forum.After seeing years and years of bikes with chrome this and chrome that it got to a point where the only thing that wasn't chrome was the rider and the tires.
Being most harley riders try to individualize their bikes,and the chrome thing has all been done countless times,all black is the next step.When I re do the FXR it will be all black,no chrome if I can help it.I have quite a few friends who swear that a Harley should come in one color,black and wont ride anything else.Just to be different I bought mine in sliver.
One question,is it still rolling off the plant in York?If it is,I may buy the 010 model.