differences in touring

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Sep 1, 2022 | 12:33 PM

Mark Newbill

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From: West tn

differences in touring

Hello again, lol.
While not new to bikes, still new to owning a Harley other than my family and friends had them, but back in the day, it was easier for me to find a Japanese bike that I could afford. what I am coming to realize, and maybe I am wrong, is the major difference between the "names" of the models are which bag / backrest / seat / fairing setup they have. otherwise it looks like the same basic bike for many many years. (engines changed of course over time)
like road glide vs road king vs street glide , Ultra, etc.
and now Electra glide became just "ultra" not sure if that is the same as ultra limited...

I can remember my cousins used to say how they wanted their Electra glide again, etc. while riding a street glide, etc.

maybe there is a poster somewhere with all the pictures of all the different ones with specs and names. that would help.

what do you guys say?

Sep 1, 2022 | 12:48 PM

BuzzCap7

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I am not sure Mark, but maybe THIS will help.

There may be a better "chart". Before the HD website changed it to the link above, it was laid out beautifully so you can see your answer as plain as day chart-like style.

Good luck.

I am sure others to follow can do better than the link above.

Sep 1, 2022 | 01:02 PM

RKZen

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From: Somewhere on the Bourbon trail

Up until the M8 bikes, it was a bit easier to distinguish the types of bikes. You had Sportster, Dyna, Softail and Touring as the major types or families. This might also help, which also has some historical models.