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Is there that much diff from a 13 and a 14? I'll have my 14 any day now. Kinda nervous with the first ride on a big bike comming home. Won't be bad once I get out of the city.
Tech-wise there are some improvements for the rushmore models, but when I was buying a new one in the end of 2013 I chose 13 over 14 because of some details like the fender tips, logo, license plate location etc. Really minor things that I found more appealing.
You will love your 2014 for sure, and like most of us I'm sure you will customise it to your style and so it handles the best for you.
I would say stock 2014 will ride better "out of the box", since the pre-14 handlebars were terrible (I remember reading about it all over the internet and maybe one guy liked them). And I can say those 14+ handlebars are really nice since I had them on my king, just didn't like the looks.
Last edited by RoadKingMD; Aug 6, 2019 at 02:59 PM.
Thanx for some interesting info! Yes, meanwhile I catch myself staring at the photo I took when I checked the bike out. There's something I don't like the looks of those bars. Maybe the height vs the width? Idk. Once I get a real look at them, and feel, I'm wondering if I adjust them up some? We'll see.
Here's my '96. I added the tour pack this year. I've got her pulled apart right now as I'm working on upgrading the suspension on this '96 frame to parts from an '08 RoadGlide.
It's so funny I stumble across this discussion today ... I just went through this decision personally, and picked up a bike yesterday.
I have ridden all my life (since I was 15 and I'll be 65 this coming March). But I have been out of the game for about 7 years. I live in Southern California and missed riding so I decided sometime back I was going to get me another bike, and this time it would be a Road King. A bagger was my target ... I've had the fairing and the bucket, but I didn't want it this time. I wanted something I could scoot around 95% of the time and -if- I decided on a long trip I could throw a rack on the back or a bucket and pack some crap.
At my age, it doesn't make sense to to buy a new bike, so I started looking used. I could have bought a rich guy's anything I wanted, but in the end I bought someone's babied '96 (so Evo) weekend toy with only 15K miles on it. I love the bike, and its perfect for me for the rest of days riding a two-wheeler.
I think I won ... but only because I was in no hurry to buy, stood my ground on wanting a bagger, and just waited for the right one. Yeah, she's a little old ... but I'm old. So?
And yes, I did notice, that in this picture ... the ignition is still on (headlight). Like I said, a while out of the game.
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