Windshield vs Batwing
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 205
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From: Arkansas
I've had 2 RoadKings and loved them. I had 1 Electra Glide classic. It was a no go. Hated that bike within a week of getting it. Due to circumstanes beyond my control at work I just traded in my 09 Road King Classic on a 13 Road Glide Custom.
Batwing or Windshiels? For me windshield. Never been a batwing fan. Kind of get sick of seeing them on everything harley and metric. Windshield are just old school cool looking especially on a Road King.
Batwing or Windshiels? For me windshield. Never been a batwing fan. Kind of get sick of seeing them on everything harley and metric. Windshield are just old school cool looking especially on a Road King.
Had a Road King that I put 62k miles on and never really had a complaint with the windshield. With that said I'm now riding a Electra Glide and the Batwing fairing provides better wind protection than the windshield and I feel better after a long day of riding. I miss not being able to take off the windshield, but the Batwing is better suited for my type of riding. There's a whole lot more to the batwing in my case, radio, gauges, power point etc..
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 205
Likes: 11
From: Arkansas
Had a Road King that I put 62k miles on and never really had a complaint with the windshield. With that said I'm now riding a Electra Glide and the Batwing fairing provides better wind protection than the windshield and I feel better after a long day of riding. I miss not being able to take off the windshield, but the Batwing is better suited for my type of riding. There's a whole lot more to the batwing in my case, radio, gauges, power point etc..
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2014
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From: dobson nc
that's cool man!
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: West Texas Sandhills
Why trade? I like my Heritage and can install a batwing and a big bore kit for a fraction of the cost of a new ultra. Would also cost another small fortune to "make it mine".
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
The only time I wish I had a batwing is when the temps are below freezing. My hands get so cold, the fingers hurt after a while at highway speeds. The batwing would deflect that wind off my hands where the windshield just doesn't do it. Other than that, I prefer the windshield.
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Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2014
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From: PNW
Windshield vs Batwing
I'd rather have a batwing, but I'm a young ******* that loves to pull out of a clubhouse or bar and **** people off. I feel that a stereo with some death metal would help my cause.
In all honesty, I feel the bike I started out on was one of the more comfortable rides with a bat wing. If my next bike isn't another king, it will either be a Street Glide or a Road Glide. I'd like to have a fairing again. My windshield just sits in my garage collecting dust.
In all honesty, I feel the bike I started out on was one of the more comfortable rides with a bat wing. If my next bike isn't another king, it will either be a Street Glide or a Road Glide. I'd like to have a fairing again. My windshield just sits in my garage collecting dust.
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