Now that's sum Superstar Barbie!

 

Why do Streetglides cause so much controversy and emotional turmoil within out tightknit family? Is this another part of the MoCo masterplan...SG nationwide invasion? Shoulda got a hugger!

 

The forum is for information and share the passion of Harley's. If you don't have any good to say in a thread just don't post why the pissing matches. Everybody have their opinions and evryone should respect it. However this thread has kept me laughing.

 

none in tulsa, my dealer said he may get one in the summer and fall

 

One thing is for sure. A SG is like Dale Earnhardt. You were either for him or against him. Personally I was for him. Back to the topic at hand. The SG seems to be a pretty good seller here. I was at 2 different dealers this past weekend. Both had a couple on the floor with sold tags. From what I gather it's a good seller in VA. I know of 6 off the top of my head that are within 10 miles of me. Now off topic a lil. Negative attitude or not, I kinda agree with Mitt, but can see the other guys point as well. If you just have to have the rear fender, silver gauges, black wall tires, etc. Then yeah, go get a SG. If you just want to ditch a tour pak, and sleek it up a bit, I think you are better off with an Ultra or Classic. It's all a matter of personal preference. I think the bike will be a lot like the Fat Boy. Great seller year after year, with your buddies saying, "Why didn't you get a Heritage and take stuff off?". Whatever the most cost effective way is, it don't really matter. I think it's here to say in the H-D line up, as well as the Fat Boy.

 

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We visited two dealers today and they both had 3 SG's on the floor. One was sold. (NE PA) Mine is in the shop for 1k service and a few warranty issues. Can't wait to get it back. It's an FLHXI in Black. Bought it Jan 4th and have been riding it as much as mother nature will allow. Looking forward to this summer riding season for sure. It's a very comfortable ride which is just what I needed.

 

all yall that dont have a SG are just jealous

 

Been reading this thread with a good bit of laughing involved.........We all ride HD's, yet the SG just keeps getting kicked like a dead deer.......... All Harley dealers are on an allocation basis this year, they can't just order 19 SG's at the drop of a hat. They all get a list of bikes that ARE coming in, if that dealer wants to stay in business, he takes them, no questions asked, and if customer A, wants a black EFI, yet the next one to be delivered is a Blk Cherry carbed, guess what?? The Blk Cherry is coming unless that dealer notifies HD of a change for that particular bike prior to the bike being built. Dates have to be met to change a bike, I shopped 3 dealers and it was the same at all, meet the deadline, get what you want, if not, HD is sending the next one in line, take it or leave it.

 

I bought my SG after riding a Road Glide and Road King (and a Vulcan 1500 for comparison, I'll admit). Mine was on the sales floor, been there all of three days. Had been sold the first day but the guy's financing or logistics (read: "wife") fell through. Before riding any of the bikes, the SG had caught my eye, but someone else was checking it out. I've always wanted a bagger (fell in love with cop bikes when I was a tad... of course, they had wooden wheels in those days!). But the EG and Custom just had all this stuff on them that I didn't want. This looked sleeker, the seat fit me better, AND I liked the lower "sit." I've wrenched some in my time and will wrench a good bit more, I'm sure. I'm not a wuss because I chose a bike that's already this close to just-right for me.

And something that came over me as I rode it home that day, sitting at a light as a group of SIX Softails of various ilk (mostly classics & standards) rolled by on the cross street: Gosh, EVERYONE'S got one of those. Yup, stock leather bags. Studs on 'em. Two pairs of identical paint jobs. Seems about 70% of the Harleys I see around here are Softails. I've seen two other SGs in the month that I've had mine. But the thing is, I don't care! I don't need a bike to define me; I'll define the bike, thank you. Maybe it's the benefit of being an actual geeze (50 next week! Yipes!): You do things because you like 'em, not because it says something about you or makes others think something about you.

For each individual who buys a Harley, there is something about a particular model that grabs him or her. Maybe it's what they can afford; maybe it's some vision they've had in their head since they were a kid (like me), maybe it's fit, feel, or what the dealer had that day, or just whatever image they conjur of themselves riding the thing. It's too bad that some need the self-security boost they somehow get by dissing someone else's choice simply because they chose something else, or kept theirs stock, or added pipes we wouldn't have chosen.

As for the basis of this thread, the dealer I bought from is waiting on three SGs that are already sold. None on the floor, but he'd love to get his hands on a couple that weren't spoken for. Around here (Nashville), they're selling very well, apparently.

Russ