Street bob or Super Glide Custom ???
Road Warrior
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RE: Street bob or Super Glide Custom ???
Shocks on Bob are a little lower. As for the question that started this thread, I say get the Bob. I don't mind offering my honest opinion here since that is what the guy asked for. Personally, I agree with mcurry5 on the silver finish, there just ain't enough contrast between chrome and that silver coat for my taste. Why not forget the Bob and the SupGlideCustom and just get the lowrider, then you can tell everybody here to go to hell. Not that you would.
Road Warrior
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RE: Street bob or Super Glide Custom ???
ORIGINAL: mcurry5
the shocks are shorter on the bob. That is a fact
the shocks are shorter on the bob. That is a fact
Todd
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RE: Street bob or Super Glide Custom ???
I guess we can accessorise bikes to suite our needs, but as I said, I see the pillion capability is a functional difference, not just cosmetic. Same with the apes. They aren't non-functioning items like a battery cover.
Probably enough babble and hyper-rant about all this though. Have a look at a superglide and a bob next to each other frm front on. You'l see the difference (And I'm sure Elvis was ridn' one of them).
So I would say to harrymattu, you will need to buy extras to carry passengers if you rally want the Bob.
Oh yeah, and Elvis told me to tell you to buy the Custom, (he's a chrome fan).
Probably enough babble and hyper-rant about all this though. Have a look at a superglide and a bob next to each other frm front on. You'l see the difference (And I'm sure Elvis was ridn' one of them).
So I would say to harrymattu, you will need to buy extras to carry passengers if you rally want the Bob.
Oh yeah, and Elvis told me to tell you to buy the Custom, (he's a chrome fan).
Tourer
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RE: Street bob or Super Glide Custom ???
Gotta get whats best for YOU. The Bobs are nice but it seems like everybody else has one to . The question is do YOU want to be a Bober or a Super. For me well nevermind...
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Here's some other differences between the FXDCI and the FXDB. All of them are trivial really, interesting though.
Apologies for the formatting - the first figure is the FXDCI, the second is the FXDB.
______________FXDCI FXDB
Overall Length 92.6 " 92.8 "
Overall Width 34.9 " 37.5 "
Clearance 6.0 " 5.6"
Height 47.6" 50.4"
Saddle Height 27.8 " 26.8"
Fuel Tank 4.8 Gal 4.7 Gal
Front Tyres 19 " 21 "
Dry Weight 631 lb 634 lb
Lean Angle 34º/32º 31º/30.5º
Apologies for the formatting - the first figure is the FXDCI, the second is the FXDB.
______________FXDCI FXDB
Overall Length 92.6 " 92.8 "
Overall Width 34.9 " 37.5 "
Clearance 6.0 " 5.6"
Height 47.6" 50.4"
Saddle Height 27.8 " 26.8"
Fuel Tank 4.8 Gal 4.7 Gal
Front Tyres 19 " 21 "
Dry Weight 631 lb 634 lb
Lean Angle 34º/32º 31º/30.5º
Cruiser
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From: Perth Australia
RE: Street bob or Super Glide Custom ???
I wanted a Dyna...I wanted a black motor...I did not want a 21 inch front wheel.
Everything else is very easily changed.
Luckily neither answer is going to be a bad choice
cheers
Surly
Everything else is very easily changed.
Luckily neither answer is going to be a bad choice
cheers
Surly
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Road Warrior
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From: Central Jersey
RE: Street bob or Super Glide Custom ???
ORIGINAL: iwant1
Here's some other differences between the FXDCI and the FXDB. All of them are trivial really, interesting though.
Apologies for the formatting - the first figure is the FXDCI, the second is the FXDB.
______________FXDCI FXDB
Front Tyres 19 " 21 "
Here's some other differences between the FXDCI and the FXDB. All of them are trivial really, interesting though.
Apologies for the formatting - the first figure is the FXDCI, the second is the FXDB.
______________FXDCI FXDB
Front Tyres 19 " 21 "
Todd
