Grey Beards and Electra Glides...
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In three days I will be 60 years young and I like my 2005 EG because it is as fast as the Super Glide and I can carry anything I want. I have a Garmin Quest GPS and it is great. I was in Indiana and only had a Michigan map and I was in an unknown area and wanted to go to the Harley dealer and knew the address so I used the quest to talk over the speakers to tell me where to go.
Yes, I have a grey beard.
The only thing I can say is get one while you are young and you can enjoy it for a lot longer time than I can.
Yes, I have a grey beard.
The only thing I can say is get one while you are young and you can enjoy it for a lot longer time than I can.
The beard or the EG? LOL! Sorry! Couldn't help myself... But I'm sure you felt it comin!
(DAMN! I GOT SUCKED INTO ANSWERING ANOTHER ANCIENT THREAD!)
Last edited by CroK; Oct 26, 2010 at 10:51 AM.
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From: Brockport, NY
Was 43 back then when I first picked up my '09 Ultra. 46 today and growing gray goatee these days. Will never look back on the smaller bikes anymore. Sticking to Ultra these days and will buy Road Glide Ultra someday.
Thorey
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Bought my First Ultra about 2 months ago, 2005 Vivid Black. I am 24 years old and I don't care if I catch hell for it. I started out on a 1979 Honda then moved on to a 2004 Honda ACE 750, the bought a 2005 Dyna Lowrider new. I got married and after three years of the wife only ridding about 500 miles with me decided I had to upgrade if I wanted her to enjoy the ride as much as I do. Well that being said in the first two months of the Ultra we have logged just about 2000 miles and we aren't looking back.
"Hi my name is Matt and I am a Ultra rider"
"Hi my name is Matt and I am a Ultra rider"
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From: La Vernia (San Antonio), Texas
Bought my first bagger in 89 new coming off a 1980 Super Glide.
For local runs, a Dyna might be better but for long trips, nothing beats my Ultra Limited. And in Texas, we have LOTS of long trips.
For local runs, a Dyna might be better but for long trips, nothing beats my Ultra Limited. And in Texas, we have LOTS of long trips.
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That's why I bought a RG 5 years ago (at age 50). I'm not ready for all the lights and chrome of a FLHTDQSE (Dairy Queen Special Edition), but I still get the same ride as well as the bags, radio, cruise, etc.
