I've only owned 2 Low Riders and in the not-too-distant future I may buy a touring Harley. I am hoping they make a bike with the best of the cruiser and touring in one. Comfort for cross country rides, power, handling, power, anything else that makes the best of both worlds. Oh, and more power. Thanks in advance to any helpful input.

 

Road King hands down, touring entry level with the ability to upgrade to full tour boat easily with bolt on stuff, in stock form a decent around town daily rider you can get busy in the hills and twisties with.

 

Thanks Twizted. I've always like the Road King look anyway so this makes decision easier. I've ridden my Low Rider for 3-8 hours nonstop quite a bit and once nonstop for about 14 hours (except for gas stops of course). I've got a good Mustang seat on it. Would the Road King be a lot better comfort?

 

Road King is a great choice. If you want music then the Streetglide would work. The touring bikes have a better suspension than the other models.

 

Thanks Izzo. What about speed and handling in twisties on the Road Glide? What would I lose coming off my Low Rider?

 

Look at my sig bike and I live for the twisties, it's set up to canyon carve. I went from that to a 17 Road king, set the rear shocks and got busy, the RK actually has a better lean angle. I carve just as hard on it.

Biggest seller for me is how damned smooth the new M8's are, they are a joy to ride.

 

My guess is you are going to like the road king, but lucky for you Harley Davidson will let you test ride them. Good luck

 

Road KIng, you lose nothing with handling and gain a lot with versatility. I just switched from a 2010 Super Glide Custom which is very similar to the Low Rider and I feel like the Road King handles better and even feels lighter when riding. Below is part of a recent post I made on the Road King.

"I always likedthe RKk but for years never road one. My main concern was the touring bikes were just too heavy for me. Back in October I was at the dealer for something and the demo truck happened to be there so I took a spin on the RKS. I really liked it and was surprised how "light" it felt compared to my Dyna. It got me thinking that maybe I should make the switch. After comparing the RKS and RK I decided I'd rather have the longer suspension and windshield over the 114 so I started searching and even test rode a 2016 RK. Luck would have it that a 2018 RK with a stage 1 showed up at one of the local dealers with only 156 miles on it, crazy. I felt the price was competitive and started negotiating price, trade-ins etc. and a week later came home with my new RK. After having it for only 2 months I don't know that I would ever buy anything else but another RK. Maybe a RKC one day."

 

Twizted, where do I look at "sig bike?"

 

Do they put the 114 in the Road King?