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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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Congratulations on the new Street Glide. You'll have to post a comparison of it to your Road King, what you feel the improvements are and the feeling of riding behind a fairing vs. windshield/open air.

I've got a buddy who has a RK Classic, and it's always fun to ride through town on a hot day.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 06:21 AM
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Congrats on the new Street Glide. Enjoy and ride safe..
 
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 07:29 AM
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Congrats!!! My local dealer only charges 4 hours for the chrome front end install.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 07:45 AM
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Congrats!

Ride safe...
 
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 08:02 AM
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You will never look back on your SG decision and just had chrome FE installed = 4 hours @ HD dealer.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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Congrats! +1 on the SE Oil
 
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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4 hrs sounds about right, I would think about putting the progressive kit in while you are doing the front end, its 389.00 but I think it will be worth it!
 
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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I had the previous owners lowering kit removed and chrome lowers installed. Total for labor was 2.5 hours. $175.00
 
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Oh, and congrats on the SG. I really like mine and I'm sure you'll enjoy yours.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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Congrats on the new ride!!!!!

+1 on the SE heavy fork oil.
It made a huge difference in the brake diving, probably cut it in half.

As far as the stiffness, maybe a little stiffer but in a good way, not harsh at all.

Labor to install my chrome front end was, FREE. I did it myself.
It really wasn't that big of a job. It just took some time.

The chrome front end adds so much to a bike. You will like it.
 
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