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The Electra Glide has a nicer seat for both driver & passenger, plus the tour pack.
Don't tell me you can't get a comfy seat on the Road King. The Road King is just so versitile. My buddy just put the Ultra Classic Screamin Eagle leather tour pack on his Road King. It is sweet.
if it was me... and I was planning on really doing most (if not all) my riding solo..... I'd go with the StreetGlide or RoadGlide.
If you ride 2-up often enough ..... then I would really look into either the Electric Glide line (Ultra if you like touring as it has both sets of speakers...etc)
The Ultra rocks for two up and longer rides. I kept the King and haven't been on it since -- 2200 miles on the Ultra in last 5 weeks. Only downside is that all the Deluxe & Fatboy riders want to store stuff in my space when we stop an buy goodies along the way...
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