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2017 Street Glide & 2018 Road Glide
It was only a 2 mile (around the block - literally) ride
Both VERY slick machines. The 107? YEAH BABY!!
Fast, smooth (WAAAY smoother than the 114 in the 18 Heritage I rode.
Brakes, controls, all impressive. Both felt heavy in the front end
compared to what I'm used to (00 Heritage) But that's how my 02 E/Glide
was too.
Susp? Eeeh. I guess both had the shorter shocks, so it was stiff. Rode harder
than my 00.
Fairings, the age old which is better. Apples & oranges different. They both had the
shorty shields, so no 100 % answer. But with that said - All's I can say is with the batwing,
I had 1/2 the wind hitting me. I've been told by RG riders that after a certain speed (say 70 +?)
the RG fairing creates a good slip stream and offers more wind protection than a batwing,
but not so good at lower speeds.
It was only a 2 mile (around the block - literally) ride
Both VERY slick machines. The 107? YEAH BABY!!
Fast, smooth (WAAAY smoother than the 114 in the 18 Heritage I rode.
Brakes, controls, all impressive. Both felt heavy in the front end
compared to what I'm used to (00 Heritage) But that's how my 02 E/Glide
was too.
Susp? Eeeh. I guess both had the shorter shocks, so it was stiff. Rode harder
than my 00.
Fairings, the age old which is better. Apples & oranges different. They both had the
shorty shields, so no 100 % answer. But with that said - All's I can say is with the batwing,
I had 1/2 the wind hitting me. I've been told by RG riders that after a certain speed (say 70 +?)
the RG fairing creates a good slip stream and offers more wind protection than a batwing,
but not so good at lower speeds.
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2017 Street Glide & 2018 Road Glide
It was only a 2 mile (around the block - literally) ride
Both VERY slick machines. The 107? YEAH BABY!!
Fast, smooth (WAAAY smoother than the 114 in the 18 Heritage I rode.
Brakes, controls, all impressive. Both felt heavy in the front end
compared to what I'm used to (00 Heritage) But that's how my 02 E/Glide
was too.
Susp? Eeeh. I guess both had the shorter shocks, so it was stiff. Rode harder
than my 00.
Fairings, the age old which is better. Apples & oranges different. They both had the
shorty shields, so no 100 % answer. But with that said - All's I can say is with the batwing,
I had 1/2 the wind hitting me. I've been told by RG riders that after a certain speed (say 70 +?)
the RG fairing creates a good slip stream and offers more wind protection than a batwing,
but not so good at lower speeds.
It was only a 2 mile (around the block - literally) ride
Both VERY slick machines. The 107? YEAH BABY!!
Fast, smooth (WAAAY smoother than the 114 in the 18 Heritage I rode.
Brakes, controls, all impressive. Both felt heavy in the front end
compared to what I'm used to (00 Heritage) But that's how my 02 E/Glide
was too.
Susp? Eeeh. I guess both had the shorter shocks, so it was stiff. Rode harder
than my 00.
Fairings, the age old which is better. Apples & oranges different. They both had the
shorty shields, so no 100 % answer. But with that said - All's I can say is with the batwing,
I had 1/2 the wind hitting me. I've been told by RG riders that after a certain speed (say 70 +?)
the RG fairing creates a good slip stream and offers more wind protection than a batwing,
but not so good at lower speeds.
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After riding behind batwings for the last twenty years, I thought it may be time for a shark. The wife thinks they're fugly, and I respect her opinion. Needless to say, there's a 2018 FLHXS in the garage.
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