Road King Vs Street glide weight
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Road King Vs Street glide weight
Looking through HD's spec sheet, the new RK comes in 5lbs heavier than the Streetglide?
This has got to be a typo or they somehow made that batwing, stereo and gauges lighter than the RK windshield assembly.
This has got to be a typo or they somehow made that batwing, stereo and gauges lighter than the RK windshield assembly.
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Rear crash bars vs. none, fender decoration vs none, passing lamps / brackets vs. none, passenger boards vs. pegs, seat is a little heavier, metal frame & stem mirrors vs plastic. That headlight nacelle on the RK probably weighs more than the entire SG infotainment system. And really, except for the radio and speakers the batwing is mostly air and plastic.
I had always wondered why the RK was so much slower, but it makes perfect sense now.
I had always wondered why the RK was so much slower, but it makes perfect sense now.
Last edited by logical; Oct 26, 2014 at 06:31 PM.
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ah that makes sense. So that should make it a faster cone riding bike. Used one last weekend at a cone competition, RK felt so much lighter to throw around than a batwing bike. Was surprised they weighed more.
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This thread got me looking at the HD site (I didn't want to post without seeing if the RK was actually heavier) and holy carp....A CVO Limited or CVO Road Glide is 130 or so pounds heavier than the RK / SG bikes. Me solo on my SG is probably close to 400 pounds lighter than my fat buddy and his not so skinny wife on their Limited. That explains a few things.
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I test rode brand new SG and RK back to back. It was ridiculous how much nicer the ride and handling was on the King which completely trumps the extra 5 lbs. The SG sells due to looks and entertainment, not because of extreme ride quality.
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That is interesting. Also, Street and Road Glide Specials, are same weight as their respective 'standard'. Also, RG is 39lbs more than SG. Below are weights in pounds, listed as lightest to heaviest per Harley site.
Model / Shipped wt / Running wt
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SG / 775 / 810
RK / 779 / 814
RG / 813 / 849
Model / Shipped wt / Running wt
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SG / 775 / 810
RK / 779 / 814
RG / 813 / 849