Kinda happened on accident. I went looking for an air pressure gauge with the wife and maybe a new T-shirt. By the end of the day, we bought a brand new 2017 Ultra Limited. I never looked at the Road Glide Ultra. I never even test rode one, maybe I should've. So, what do you guys prefer? Why did you buy the Road Glide over the Limited? Is the ride of the Road Glide more comfortable? I am very happy with my bike. Looking through the posts of the new buyers, Ive noticed there are a lot of Road Glides.

 

Wrong time to be asking, LOL.

Well, my bias shows, because I will be picking up a new one on Sunday.

I like the fixed fairing and the fact that the weight of the fairing is borne by the frame, not the forks.

Also, even if you think its ugly as hell, I feel like its much more resistant to buffeting from highway traffic. The things just eat miles.

 

I've rode both. I preferred the batwing. The shark nose just felt so far away. It all comes down to personal preference. It's good to have choices.

 

I see it both ways. I watched a review on utube comparing both bikes. In the end, the two guys picked one each. I like the bat wing fairing, I should've rode the rode glide, just to compare.

 

I won't ride anything that originally was nicknamed "ROAD TOAD".

Buy and ride whatever floats your boat.

 

I prefer the classic styling of the Ultra.

I can reach the dash on the Ultra, I can barely see it on the Road Glide, the Road glide only has 3 downsizes for me. I don't really care for the look, the dash is to far away and the GPS gets washed out by the sun at certain angles.

That being said, the Road glide frame mounted fairing has a few pluses:

Handles wind better
Less sprung weight on the forks
Not as crowded for larger riders
and others I don't even know about.

Almost every large touring bike has frame mounted fairings across all series until you get to the Ultra. I am sure there are fine reasons for that.

Ride what you like and want... Its all good in my book!

 

First off, congrats on the new ride!

Second, preference is in the eye of the rider/owner...pretty much a coin-toss. You chose what you like and that's all that matters...ride-on!!!

 

I Road Glides better because it always feels like you're riding at the front of a boat. Like a Boss.

 

LOL, that's a good one for sure!

 

I like em both, Ride yours in Good Health many years.
Best/joe