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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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Once you convert to the * fugly-side*, there
ain't no turning back.......
Love my dual headlight, sharknosed, fugly bike....and as much as I've tried,
I still can't beat my headlight beam around a corner.
So I'm not understanding the 'headlight not turning' thingy https://www.hdforums.com/forum/image...s/confused.gif
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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You can't go wrong if you do what everyone else does,,,,,,right. I mean if everyone else eats doodoo, it must be good huh? So go ahead with the batwing
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:17 PM
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I just don't like the look of the fixed sharknose... I don't doubt it's a nice bike, just cant get past the LOOK of it.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Everyone acts like were comparing 2 brands of bikes. There the same bike one has a fixed fairing one doesn't, pick one and ride it. But neither bikes better
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 07:55 PM
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Bat wing. Them other ones look like crap.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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i had an 08 ultra and i now have a 09 rg and the rg is more stable in the wind in my opinion
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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Riders that have the shark nose have told me about all the "problems" they don't have with the shark nose compared to the bat wing. I've never experienced any of those so called "problems" with my SG.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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Road Glide, of course. Rent both and see which you like better and if the dealer you rent from is the same you are going to buy from see if he will deduct rental fee from price of bike. you will get many different answers to this question. The only way you will realy know is to ride both, on local roads and highways.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Streetrunner
Here's the deal, if you want better wind protection go with the batwing. If you want better stability in the wind go with the shark nose.
It's a shame you can't combine the two but life is full of compromises.
That's how it was explained to me. Since I've never really noticed the bike moving around in the wind on the highway - but I do ride a lot in cold weather I went with another bat wing this time around.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 08:27 PM
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I suppose it comes downs to what you like. I had a BMW with fixed fairing and a Goldwing with a fixed fairing. Before those bikes I had batwing fairing on my 1977 and 1979 HD's. The BMW was pretty good in a crosswind, but the Honda was a bear.

This is my second Ultra with the fairing lowers. We get some pretty healthy crosswinds in our canyons around here. No problems with the batwing.
 
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