rented my first road king
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The first thing I took off my RK was the heel shifter. If it fits, they are great. I have only left it on one bikes for for what ever reason, it fit my foot on that bike. Not so the others.
When you do a stage one and remap it really opens up the stock engine. The bike is heavier, so you don't throw it around like a super glide, but it handles way better overall and you will be itching to do all day rides, a week rides... The cool factor is still with the superglide(dyna), but I've seen some really cool RKs that hold their own in looks to any dyna.
The Touring frame is the best Harley frame and the 96-103 a great engine. Add hard bags that are really practical and you have joy on the road for an hour commute of a summer trip to Sturgis the long way.
I prefer the RK, and I have an QD fairing I pop on for winter. I have ridden the Street Glide Special and it is lower. Two of my vertically challenged friends (One male, one female) moved from Softtail low and a Heritage to the Street Glide Special and love it.
I keep a sporty for errands or quick trips to town, but if I had a Dyna, it would be used the same way. Anytime I am going riding, I take the RK. Just too much fun to ride.
When you do a stage one and remap it really opens up the stock engine. The bike is heavier, so you don't throw it around like a super glide, but it handles way better overall and you will be itching to do all day rides, a week rides... The cool factor is still with the superglide(dyna), but I've seen some really cool RKs that hold their own in looks to any dyna.
The Touring frame is the best Harley frame and the 96-103 a great engine. Add hard bags that are really practical and you have joy on the road for an hour commute of a summer trip to Sturgis the long way.
I prefer the RK, and I have an QD fairing I pop on for winter. I have ridden the Street Glide Special and it is lower. Two of my vertically challenged friends (One male, one female) moved from Softtail low and a Heritage to the Street Glide Special and love it.
I keep a sporty for errands or quick trips to town, but if I had a Dyna, it would be used the same way. Anytime I am going riding, I take the RK. Just too much fun to ride.
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I'm a newer rider, with an 07 Superglide. Love it, but I've definitely got Road King on the brain. It's all I look at when I need to go to the stealership, and I check them out on ebay. I have the opposite problem as many, at 6' 3", with 34" inseam, my Dyna with extended forwards fits great. Not sure how I'd feel on a touring chassis with floorboards. Feel cramped on the bikes at the showroom.
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From: Somewhere on the Bourbon trail
Originally Posted by CJeep
Feel cramped on the bikes at the showroom.
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well, this is day#2. 50 degrees and raining on my way to work. Wind shield was great. kept a lot of the cold air off me. ride is still smooth. but again, almost too much so. not used to something so comfortable. i found that i was treating the bike more like a car. Worried more about spaces that i knew my dyna could fit through. so far, i think it's a great bike for long distance. but most people use the bike around town more than long trips. Let's face it, I ride to work more often than i ride for hours just for fun. given the price tag, still thinking it over...
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well, this is day#2. 50 degrees and raining on my way to work. Wind shield was great. kept a lot of the cold air off me. ride is still smooth. but again, almost too much so. not used to something so comfortable. i found that i treating the bike more like a car. Worried more about spaces that i knew my dyna could fit through. so far, i think it's a great bike for long distance. but most people use the bike around town more than long trips. Let's face it, I ride to work more often than i ride for hours just for fun. given the price tag, still thinking it over...
The other bikes you mention are all great bikes for what they do. The RK can do that and take you out of town on a trip and still be comfortable. Best of both worlds.
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Harley Dyna Super Glide 37.6" wide.
Sometimes perceptions matter.
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The biggest surprise for me on the Road King was the handling. It leans as well as a Dyna (and WAY better than most softails) and whips through the twisties. A great bike all the way around.
Last edited by TKDKurt; Dec 31, 2014 at 07:44 PM.