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Oct 30, 2010 | 07:23 AM

vindyl

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Should I

Trade my 96 electraglide for a 02 wideglide? The wideglide does have the bigbore kit and less miles.

Oct 30, 2010 | 08:01 AM

Mk1Racer

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Yes, but I may be a bit biased towards Wide Glides

Oct 30, 2010 | 08:08 AM

vindyl

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the eg was my 1st harley and i just wanna try something new and the wife hate steppin over the bags to get on all the time

Oct 30, 2010 | 08:15 AM

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Wow.. That is a tuff choice, isn't it?

Both are carb bikes. You will loose wind protection, and storage. I can't advise you, man. Take the lady for a ride on the WG, and have her help with that decision.

Oct 30, 2010 | 08:25 AM

rowan

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That is a tough one there,
If you do alot of long distance riding the Electra-Glide adds that standard of fairing and storage Both classy rides with the WG ya just add a shield and tour bag. can you swing both?

Carl

Oct 30, 2010 | 08:26 AM

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From what you said in your PM, I'd go for it. I don't see the point of having a bagger if you're not going to do a lot of touring on it. And don't think you can't tour on a Wide Glide. While I haven't done any really long rides, I have done several multi-hundred mile days on mine. Went from NJ to OBX this past spring w/ a buddy. Had a great ride. Did a 525 'cruise' to go up to Mass. and back so another buddy could buy a bike. 150 - 250 mile rides on a Saturday are pretty common. The g/f and I did 225 miles just riding up to Bear Mtn. and back a couple of weeks ago. Get a quick-release windshield, a set of throw-over bags, and a T-Bag to go on the sissy bar, and you're all set for a nice road trip. I really do like the flexibility of mine. Great for just riding around, and I would have no problem taking it on a long trip.