Well if you have 9 more weeks, then that should be plenty of time to choose a Road King, because you can dress them up for cost to cost, or strip them down for bar to bar. You can even soup up the engine for red light to red light.

 

Second that. Suit the bike to the mission. If it's really mixed, and you don't mind the time to set up the bike for the ride, the Road King has versatility.

 

stirring the pot from across the pond.... and y'all call americans troublemakers

 

All three are great bikes, any one is good choice. But don't ride an M8 unless you can buy one - I know from personal experience.

 

I don't know where you get that idea from, but I'm pleased to report that none of my US family or friends are troublemakers. Perhaps you are?!

 

who, me?

 

Road glide. New fairing design kicks all. All year riding

I had a 2003 road King I converted to road glide fairing. Doesn't touch this road glide I have now

Get a 103 2015 road glide

 

Had a Fatboy, then Roadking, Road Glide Custom, Road Glide Ultra then back to a Road King, and now 14’ Street Glide. I’ve known a couple of guys to put a detach batwing on their RK’s, but they never came off. I like all 3, but I decided to settle on a SG because I wanted to listen to music/podcasts without earbuds. Earbuds were fine at first, but grew tiresome. The only issue with the RG was buffeting. It took quite a few shields to find the ‘right’ one. Found a SG that had an 8” LRS recurve and the wife says it’s pretty much the same wind management as the RK. No buffeting, but the fairing vent is responsible for that.