RG steering head
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RE: RG steering head
No, the steering head is no different. They all use the same frame. The difference is that a RG's fairing is frame mounted and doesn't turn with the forks like the other Touring models.
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RE: RG steering head
Your right If what I read in Aug issue of American Iron, The steering head is set back and it the only harly that did that.
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RE: RG steering head
ORIGINAL: turbo54
Your right If what I read in Aug issue of American Iron, The steering head is set back and it the only harly that did that.
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Your right If what I read in Aug issue of American Iron, The steering head is set back and it the only harly that did that.
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RE: RG steering head
ORIGINAL: turbo54
Your right If what I read in Aug issue of American Iron, The steering head is set back and it the only harly that did that.
Your right If what I read in Aug issue of American Iron, The steering head is set back and it the only harly that did that.
Saw that in the currentDecember issue of American Iron where they did a liteweight fluff review of the '08 Road Glide,except for a few decent observations,it was poorly written:
The reviewer used the term "Glides" when talking about steering and frame geometry but it came across as the ROAD Glides in the article when in fact the steering head fork placement is the same across the touring line.Fooled me for a while also.[sm=headbang.gif]
Hard to believe the RG's phenomenal handling can all be attributed to onlythe frame mounted fairing but I guess that's the whole ballgame.
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RE: RG steering head
I don't know where I read it or heard it, but when I was looking for my Road Glide I saw that the Road Glide Front End was set up differently then the other FL models as well.Now I have not had my faring off to compare to my King, but I can say they ride night and day different.
I will see if I can dig up the reference again.
Jeff
I will see if I can dig up the reference again.
Jeff
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RE: RG steering head
I must be losing my mnd XXX is right they are all the same. 26 degrees of rake.
Jeff
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RE: RG steering head
ORIGINAL: jskwarek
I don't know where I read it or heard it, but when I was looking for my Road Glide I saw that the Road Glide Front End was set up differently then the other FL models as well.Now I have not had my faring off to compare to my King, but I can say they ride night and day different.
I will see if I can dig up the reference again.
Jeff
I don't know where I read it or heard it, but when I was looking for my Road Glide I saw that the Road Glide Front End was set up differently then the other FL models as well.Now I have not had my faring off to compare to my King, but I can say they ride night and day different.
I will see if I can dig up the reference again.
Jeff
"The Glide is the only H-D that places it's fork tubes behind the steering head and offset from it.In effect,this crafty geometry reduces low speed steering effort without impinging on high-speed stability." "As glorious as this setup may be,it's covered by the bike's fairing,an integral love-it-or-hate-it design that potential buyers are stuck with because the Glide would look quite strange with it removed"
I think all the touring bikes have the fork tubes behind the steering head --but what about that part about "offset from it" ??? not sure what that's about...
And "Glide"? I think that's actually STREET- ELECTRA & ROAD he's talking about.... ?
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RE: RG steering head
The frames for Touring Modelsare all the same. Of course there were slight changes betweensome model years, butfor instance all 2005 Touringmodels used the same frame.In fact....go out to your non RoadGlide bike and have a close look at the neck area.You need to look way up near the front about 2 inches back from the front of the frame. See the 2 plastic plugs on each side? One near the top and one near the bottom. That is where the RoadGlide Fairing Bracket mounts. You may have to turn your forks hard left then hard right and get down on your knees, but you will see them. Have a good look, they are there.
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