Q: difference btwn R Glide and S Glide?
Tourer
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding HDF Member
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Well, someone has to speak up for the street glide. The SG is super cool and the other one is just fugly. Watch out for those shark nosed fuglies, they mean well but they just don't know any better.
... lol, no matter how many times this subject comes up, I still love it. Both bikes are great, best thing to do is to test ride or rent both, ride them the same place under the same conditions if possible, and make your decission that way. Personally I bought the best looking one and the fastest color, lol.
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From: Greer, South Carolina
Yes, the handlebars are really different on the Road Glide Custom (the Road Glide Ultra as well). They are much higher than the Street Glide bars and tend to lean you forward. The other thing is that both the Street Glide and Road Glide Custom have 4'' windshields that are absolutely worthless. So if you want some protection from the bugs and wind, you can plan on spending $100 to $170 on a taller windshield. Or you can ride it with the stock windshield and be "cool".
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From: Johnstown, PA
LOL, "Mangina" I got a chuckle out of that one. When I was shopping, I wanted a Road Glide, love the look of them, they have a cool bad as* appearance IMO. I was looking at used, and rode everything I the dealers allowed me to. Once I rode the RG, It had terrible buffeting, they even put a taller shield on for me and I still didn't like it. The street glide ride and handling is pretty much the same (bad buffeting too, but a taller shield did make a big difference) Once I got on an Electra Glide, the taller stance and longer shocks, made me more comfortable in the saddle, and the ride is far superior. I bought one with a Quick release tour pak so I could have that sleek look of the street glide, but I only rode with it off the bike once. I find that I love the extra storage, and that removing it makes no difference in handling or weight distribution. My suggestion is to go ride 'em all, and see what fits your riding style and wind management preference,and go from there.
Road Master
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From: Colorado Springs
Why don't you check them both out at your nearest dealer and make up your own mind on the differences?
Last edited by ocezam; Jul 17, 2011 at 04:22 PM.
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Road Master
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From: Austin, TX
Are you talking about the headlight lighting more area around the corner? No, the actual deflection of the forks in most corners while underway is only fractions of a degree. The batwing doesn't light up any more of the corner, unless the driving lights are adjusted somewhat outward, and doing this can really make oncoming traffic angry.
Again, if I am understanding your question correctly... No there is no different effect from a stable wind while cornering with either fairing. Wind gusts can be a different matter. Generally a frame mounted fairing will be somewhat more stable in wind gusts as the gusts can't upset the entire motorcycle as easily as they can when acting only on the lighter weight of the forks.
Again, if I am understanding your question correctly... No there is no different effect from a stable wind while cornering with either fairing. Wind gusts can be a different matter. Generally a frame mounted fairing will be somewhat more stable in wind gusts as the gusts can't upset the entire motorcycle as easily as they can when acting only on the lighter weight of the forks.
The lights seem to not matter...
at first I thought that the fairing should move into the turn and wind, but that assumption could be very wrong.
The other difference not listed here is the dual lights of the Rglide which I want so that I do not get lost in headlights. I want dual lights to look like a car, because 4wheel drivers tend to not look for us.
AND the placement of the fairing on the Rglide is more appealing to me.
Thanks for the input...
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Road Master
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From: Monmouth, OR
Along with the obvious differences in the fairing (shape, size, mount), the gauges, speakers and radio are farther away from you in the Road Glide. I personally have no issues with that, I like my space.
Road Warrior
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From: Wisconsin
Go to you're deal and test ride them back to back. My dealer has "demo rides" about once a month where you can ride any of about 16 bikes back to back to back. They pretty much drag most of their inventory out in the parking lot for all to ride.
I did this when buying my UC. I rode a UC / Limited, a Fugly, a SG and an '08 UC (old frame). I spent the whole day screwing around with the bikes. I ultimatly bought an UC because I liked it best.
Good luck.
I did this when buying my UC. I rode a UC / Limited, a Fugly, a SG and an '08 UC (old frame). I spent the whole day screwing around with the bikes. I ultimatly bought an UC because I liked it best.
Good luck.