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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 08:09 PM
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Hello Everyone,
I am currently in the market for a street glide and just havent found the right one yet. I am in the military stationed in GA and enjoy getting out on my current bike. If you have any information on street glides pros, cons, and anything else that I should look for when purchasing the information would be much appreciated. I hope to get to know others on this forum and in my surrounding area. 2W1L
 
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 08:45 PM
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Not for me, buts its Harley's best selling bike for a reason . . .

Welcome to the forum.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 08:50 PM
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I can't tell you much about Street Glides, trust me the guys/gals on here are amazing they will be able to. However I can say thanks for your service and welcome to the forum from Ohio!!
 

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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 09:09 PM
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Welcome to the Forums from Central IL
 
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 09:20 PM
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I've got family down there. They don't ride because traffic is nuts. Welcome aboard.
Not sure what year your looking at, but if you can afford it get a '17. I own a '14 Limited and pull the trunk, change the windshield and the seat.


Best of both worlds I guess. The LTD comes with coolant cooled heads with radiators in the lowers, therefore I cannot remove them. You would benefit from a twin cooled. It comes with taller air ride rear shocks (which I have no problem with). You can always throw some '17 SG suspension under a '14 to '16 Limited. The people I talked to with an actual SG say they don't like the white gauges, bonus for me, mine are black. Other than that it's pretty much a SGS. I would say if you plan on a trunk you might want anot Ultra. If you don't mind the lowers, get a Limited. The twin cooled runs much cooler.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 10:36 PM
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Welcome from Ohio
 
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Old Aug 31, 2016 | 10:54 PM
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Welcome from Colorful Colorado What year are you looking for? Best thing to do is find a dealer and test ride. That is a very popular model. Now, I say look at a shark
 
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What is your budget?
 
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I bought my SG as a good all-around bike, and I haven't regretted it one bit. Now that I have a Street Bob, too, I'm thinking about maybe upgrading the SG to one of the new M8 bikes, but I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna like the numbers, so if I have to keep it, well, I'm cool with that.


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