Street Glide vs Road King
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From: Philadelphia
Street Glide vs Road King
Ill always keep my sporty but this past weekend i got the chance to ride my buddy's souped up street glide down on the gulf coast. Thing RIPPED. Having said that i felt the fairing and all the gadgets to be a little to much for my liking, and kind of took away from what I love about riding a motorcycle. I haven't gotten the chance to ride a new road king, and was wondering what y'all thought about the comparison. Funny enough ill be doing some work on an 08 rk classic this weekend and will get a chance to ride it.
Stellar HDF Member
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I like my 06 Road King. doesn't have all the fairing stuff, but anything can pretty much be added in minutes. Want a windshield? ---- click! Want hard bags or leather-covered? ---- click! Haulin' around someone else? ---- Click!!!!
After riding naked bikes for 20 years, I got a Street Glide and have no regrets! I kept my Springer, so like you would have, I have the cool bike. The Road Kind cam go all day but I wanted the fairing and music. Really, either would awesome and great for long rides. Beyond that, it's personal preference.
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I looked at RKs and SGs exclusively last fall before I bought. Had my first nav in a vehicle in a new 2017 F150, and love it on my ’20 Street Glide. I don’t ask it to tell me how to get anyplace, I just like it because it tells me where I am if I don’t already know. Guess who is the lead dog anytime we go on a group ride someplace new? I’m the only one who knows where we are going.
Road Warrior
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I have riddin the street glide, the road glide, and the road king, and I like the road king because there's no BS in front of you, no fairing no gauges, no feeling of being contained or closed in.
You get to see,and experience the full open road, and that's what it's all about( for me, at this stage in my life). I don't want to be looking out from behind some plastic, after all I have a nice comfortable truck for that .
I have a windshield for my king, and it was installed when I picked the bike up new, and when I rode it home into my shop.First thing I did was take that off that damn windscreen, I've never put it on again, not even in the rain, not to say I absolutely won't use it I am sure I will...eventually. As stated previously, IF there comes a day when I want to sit behind a BIG ol' fairing, I will install one or purchase that style of ride.
You get to see,and experience the full open road, and that's what it's all about( for me, at this stage in my life). I don't want to be looking out from behind some plastic, after all I have a nice comfortable truck for that .
I have a windshield for my king, and it was installed when I picked the bike up new, and when I rode it home into my shop.First thing I did was take that off that damn windscreen, I've never put it on again, not even in the rain, not to say I absolutely won't use it I am sure I will...eventually. As stated previously, IF there comes a day when I want to sit behind a BIG ol' fairing, I will install one or purchase that style of ride.
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I can see the road six feet in front of my front tire on my Street Glide.
But I catch a whole lot less bugs.
But I catch a whole lot less bugs.
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