Does Everybody End Up With An RG?
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: s.w. mi./daytona
IAM 6'6'' and have an 08 road glide, i have no problem stopping the buffeting,a cleariew x-lrg anl lowers, in fact on hot days you need to lose the air baffle and lowers to get enough ventilation...just cant understand what all the guys shorter tham me are whinning about the buffeting...i no its do-able
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Delaware
The RoadGlide front end looks like an old Goldwing GL1100. Just not for me
http://images.search.yahoo.com/image...sigh=11alcqj48
Last edited by brihvac; Nov 14, 2008 at 10:18 AM.
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I agree with the post 2 above. I am 6 feet even and get very little buffeting at all. I may change the windshield over the winter to one that is 1" taller, because the stocker seems too short by at least an inch, if not more. With 1" taller, I'll still be able to easily look over the top. The fairing is bigger then the batwing and thus it moves more airflow over and around you, but not "at" you. Buffeting seems to be a non-issue for me on my RG.
Last edited by RODEO; Nov 14, 2008 at 10:09 AM.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: south of Kansas City Kansas
+1
The RoadGlide front end looks like an old Goldwing GL1100
http://images.search.yahoo.com/image...sigh=11alcqj48
The RoadGlide front end looks like an old Goldwing GL1100
http://images.search.yahoo.com/image...sigh=11alcqj48
thats what i'm talkin about
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The bike of my dreams was always the Electraglide from the 60s and 70s. The nearest I could find to that is the Road King Classic - I have no desire to own anything else. I don't want fairings and music when I am riding....
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Keene, CA
A friend of mine and myself were looking at purchasing either street glides or road glides.After test riding both I bought a SG and he bought the RG.The deciding factor for both of us was the fact that I am 5'11" and he is 6'6" and for me the RG felt stretched out and that I was reaching for the bars as well as looking at the guages and controls.For him just the opposite,the street glide fairing was right in his face and he felt cramped.In riding both of them in a variety of conditions I think both were equally as stable.
The Road Glide is the least traditional looking Harley in the line. RG owners generally bought it for the ride, not the look. I know I can do a 500 mile day through mountains, coastal wind, and back on freeway and not feel it in my shoulders at the end of the day. The guys on the batwing bikes were pretty beaten up by that ride.
Different strokes - that's why HD makes so many models. My local dealer rarely has a RG on his floor, though. Most are sold prior to arrival.
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Joe Kucinski
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From: Stockbridge, GA (Atlanta)
+1 --nothings beats a RG if you can get past the looks (which I actually love) you have a great bike
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Toronto
Never will own one as long as the fairing style remains the same...just my own personal preference....
that said, both my indy and most magazines rate the RG as the best touring bike in the HD line-up.
But i'll stick to my Ultra and Fatboy..
that said, both my indy and most magazines rate the RG as the best touring bike in the HD line-up.
But i'll stick to my Ultra and Fatboy..