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hello gentlemen
will be switching over to a 2015 amber whiskey street glide special
pick her up tomorrow in Connecticut has 4,516 miles on her. can't wait!!!
Last edited by target64; Jun 24, 2016 at 06:58 PM.
a little heavier, but you will likely be surprised at the low speed stability- also the wider front tire makes nice on highway expansion joints and grooves.
I did the same thing, had a wide glide and went with a street glide special. It took me a while to get used to a bigger sheYour gonna like it. Good choice on color.!
You will love it. I had a dyna low rider prior to getting my 2010 street glide and its been great. Radio, cruise, you can't beat it. Much nicer ride on the highway. enjoy your new ride.
Congrats!! I did the same thing a few months back! I switched from an '05 Dyna Wide Glide to a '14 Street Glide Special and I couldn't be happier!
As others have mentioned, it's obviously a VERY different bike. I looked like a complete goof on the first ride because I was so used to the forward controls that I really couldn't find the floorboards when I first picked my feet up, haha. It's crazy at how much better this thing handles at low speeds than the Wide Glide. And not having the Wide Glide's 'bicycle' tire in the front, again it's awesome at how it handles and no longer really 'finds' the road imperfections like the previous bike did. I still love the Wide Glide, but I absolutely LOVE this bike all around and wouldn't go back.
Big recommendation! Check out a Klock Werks Flare windshield. I debated and reviewed for a good while on this (my other Spoiler shield sucked on the Dyna) and eventually decided on the Flare. The stock 4" shield looks sexy, although I wasn't entirely happy. I found a Harley dealer that actually had the "Try a Flare" program and tested it out. Took that baby down the road, hit everything up to 75mph and went back to the dealer about 25min later and handed him my card; SOLD! Absolutely terrific over stock. He actually let me take it home until my new one came in about four days later! (Everyone's different, but for reference I'm 6'0" and the 6" shield is ideal!)
Definitely post some pics of that GORGEOUS Whiskey Amber colored beast!
Good luck!
thanks guys after having the fairing on the dyna its a no turning back, but the main reason is the dyna with the fairing on does not handle at high speeds it gets a little hairy. and i dont like the feeling. it reminds me of the high speed wobbles on the sport bikes days. and my wife and I put on 200 to 300 miles each day on the weekends so we ride not like some that have a bike for 5 years and it only put 5000 miles on it.
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switching from a dyna to touring.
