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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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Which fairing protects better from the elements, the road glide or the electra glide ?
 
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 08:50 PM
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Protection from the elements? Batwing protects the hands more.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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Which fairing protects better from the elements, the road glide or the electra glide ?
Take each bike for a test ride, and decide yourself. (just don't get a Fugly...lol)
 
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:21 PM
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I'm mainly talking about wind and rain..
 
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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You better go with a bat wing, don't know how it will look on your moped.
 
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if you want to be like everybody else ride a batwing. but a road glide is when it's at.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2011 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dawg
Protection from the elements? Batwing protects the hands more.
..... +1
........ that's the only issue I have w/the shark, your hands are exposed when it gets cold/wet.
 
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Bat wing is better in the rain and cold. The shark nose is to far away to be much help for rain and cold.
 
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In order to get much wind/rain protection from a Road Glide fairing, you need a tall windshield, which kind of detracts from the look. I really like the look of the RG with a low, dark tinted windscreen, but your upper body is totally in the wind (not a bad thing at times).
 
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I have owned both and the Bat Wing gives me the best protection.
The Road Glide is a nice bike but in the rain and cold weather you just can't beat the Bat.
 
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