Road King vs. Foreign Bikes (and Victory/Indian)

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Aug 11, 2017 | 09:14 PM

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TheGrandPoohBah

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I love my Road King Classic. Looks old school, but is totally touring underneath. 6 gallon tank makes it nice. A most excellent choice, if I may say so myself.

Aug 11, 2017 | 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by damquick1

I love my 2012 FLHRC, but I will say I disagree with you comments about the Stratoliner.
I had a Stratoliner for three years and rode it at least three times weekly, two trips from Corpus Christie Tx to Sturgis, one trip to upstate NY and two more to Daytona... that bike never let me down, had tremendous power and was incredibly solid on the road and at 113ci could roar through the twisities. In fact I shipped it to Germany and rode throughout the Alps, over to Italy and through Stelvio pass on it before I sold it to a very happy German biker I met at a BMW bike fest.
However I do agree the range just wasn't there... only having 4.5 gals or so of fuel gets old.
I'm happy with my Harley and wouldn't go back to another brand or drink the Polaris Koolaid... there is nostalgia in my King.....

I suppose it's always possible that the demo bike I rode had been ragged out. The one I rode just didn't work for me at all. Here's the funnier part. When I did all these rides, I was actually pretty anti-Harley. Just didn't have interest. Rode a King at a dealer just to know what I was missing. One mile into the ride, I knew that I had my new bike. And every time I roll out of the driveway I know I made the right decision.