View Poll Results: Model you would chose to build a performance bagger?
Roadking Special
14
15.91%
Road king
27
30.68%
Street Glide Special
10
11.36%
Street Glide
5
5.68%
Road Glide Special
20
22.73%
Road Glide
12
13.64%
Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll
Model you would chose to build a performance bagger?
I think the point of a Performance Bagger is that it's a bagger. So the models chosen in the poll were accurate to the question.
I would build on the Road King platform if I were to do that style of build and run the FXR fixed fairing. Best of both worlds. Second choice would be a Road Glide, because the T Bar set up looks so much cleaner on them. Last would be the Street Glide, the bike I own. They make a great platform and anything can be done to anything, but there's more work to move and remove that fairing.
If I were to buy a bike tomorrow, it would still be a Street Glide. I love my bike and I'm not into the T Bars, but my bike is otherwise set up in terms of suspension to handle very well.
I would build on the Road King platform if I were to do that style of build and run the FXR fixed fairing. Best of both worlds. Second choice would be a Road Glide, because the T Bar set up looks so much cleaner on them. Last would be the Street Glide, the bike I own. They make a great platform and anything can be done to anything, but there's more work to move and remove that fairing.
If I were to buy a bike tomorrow, it would still be a Street Glide. I love my bike and I'm not into the T Bars, but my bike is otherwise set up in terms of suspension to handle very well.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2022
Posts: 309
Likes: 172
From: Western New York
I would think a Road King would be the perfect platform. The stretched bag (specials) thing isn't my thing either. Leaning too far with stretched bags on a performance bagger just doesn't seem practical IMO. I think that's why the ST models from the MOCO went with the standard size bags. To each their own though.
Cruiser
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 219
Likes: 121
From: Central Maine
I started down this road not long ago. I bought a 2011 Street Glide from a friend, got back into riding, and decided I wanted to build a performance bagger. I considered building on my Street Glide but decided that it made more sense to build a Road Glide, because t-bars work better on them, and in my opinion, a Street Glide just looks best with the 12" rear end.
So I bought a Road Glide ST.
So I bought a Road Glide ST.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 168
Likes: 18
From: South Texas
BMWs are sick machines. Ive never been on anything that performed like it. That being said they are boring to own. Part of the fun of owning a HD is wrenching on it and modifying it to your taste. Outside of oil changes the beemer is kind of a set it and forget about it bike. Id buy a RK to build a performance bagger.
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 1,434
Likes: 627
From: IE, CA
Just about done on my 16 Streetglide performance build. Last item is a Baker 6 speed when the trans lets go.
I still wish I'd of started with a TC Roadking as a my start. Id of started the build right out of the box with a FXRT fairing and T bars. I never use any of the stereo on my SG anyways. Id have a lighter build at the end and a bike that doesn't look like every other one.
I still wish I'd of started with a TC Roadking as a my start. Id of started the build right out of the box with a FXRT fairing and T bars. I never use any of the stereo on my SG anyways. Id have a lighter build at the end and a bike that doesn't look like every other one.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 449
Likes: 197
From: NC Mountains
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