Hello, I'm fairly new to riding but I'm brand new to Harley, caught the addiction bug on a Suzuki intruder. I promised myself a Harley before I turn 50 years old, I wanted to ask some seasoned Harley guys a question, I do about 70% of my riding in the city and the rest on the highway, if you had 11,000 dollars to buy a used Harley, what bike would you buy, I'm having a hard time deciding but at the same time having a blast, just looking for your opinion, thanks Tony.

 

Road king or street glide. Test ride both and see what you prefer.

 

Softail Heritage

 

I would start by just going to a Harley dealer and sitting on a bunch of bikes to help narrow down what feels comfortable.

There's only one bike for me, Sportster.

 

70% city don’t bother with a touring bike. I really mis my softail because I do mostly local riding. But when we pound out hours on the highway I am glad I have my touring bike. The fat boy or the heritage are nice for mostly local riding. If your 30% highway is more than 50 miles at a time then a road king might be a better choice. If you want radio and fairing then no choice but a touring bike, my preference is a road glide.

think of what your needs are and purchase appropriately. Also look at your local dealer’s used inventory and TEST ride everything you can!

 

A Harley salesman put it in perspective for me. First the bike has to speak to your eyes. Then, it has to speak to the seat of your pants (he used a simpler word).

He’s right. You must love looking at it when it’s parked and enjoy how it feels when you ride.

I’ve sat on beautiful bikes that I didn’t like at all once I sat on them.

 

Unless you’re 5’ 6” and 170lbs. No Harley will fit you perfect. Thank God for seats, bars and controls. Once you figure out the basics of the bike you can make any one of them fit you better .

 

 

Road King, best of both worlds for your riding habits. You can pull the windshield in 30 seconds and enjoy the city riding with a bit of lockable storage, pop it back on with a luggage rack and it's road trip with the best of them and you don't feel like you on a small car with the extra garbage the streets & road glides have.

 

Sit on a bunch of them. Some will speak to you and some will not.
i have a Sportster for buzzing around town. Short jaunts and having fun.
for anything longer, think all day kind of riding, I have a RoadKing Special