Wife is in the market for a new Touring bike. I have a 2010 SG and she wants a SG as well but not a fan of any of the colors. She works at UPS and the bike gets filthy so having a lighter color is a priority for her.

Saw the 2012 Electraglide today in Silver. She already needs lowering shocks for the front, could get some Take-off SG shocks for the rear and turn the tourpack into a detachable. Reduced reach or a modified C&C will be a requirement too.

Any pics of Stripped down ElectraGlides?

 

I have a 2010 limited, basically in the same boat as you. My wife went from a 07 Deluxe to a 08 Road King. Lowered the rear, Mustang rider back rest to push her forward a little and reduced reach Harley Bars. She is 5ft 4in. tall around 120 lbs. Handles it quit well. She is very pleased with her set up, plus it is pretty stout. Now she wants to race every other Harley she gets near. Created a monster. We are planning on having some seat work done to finish it out. Just another option to look at.

 

2009 EG Classic

add fairing lowers, SG seat, tour pak detached



add SG shocks and brawler seat, change to Road king plate mount ( you can see the detachable kit plate mount in 1st pic)




I'm ok with the saddlebags guards and the front fender bumper etc. I have old bikes, so the design cue is a carryover from the Panheads- and the guards have definitely saved some damage to my bikes

i put the chrome plate surround to continue the horizontal line of the guards across the rear of the bike


mike

 

A SG is basically a stripped down EG, change the seat, since you plan to lower it, put progressive monotubes -2" up front, and SG or Bitching Bagger for the rear, along with a few other mods and your wife should be happy.

 

She may want to consider a Switch Back..
They are a Dyna but have hard bags.
Nice lookin' bikes actually.

 

Looking hard at getting one for my fiance. She actually likes it a lot. Will still have to lower it since she's only 5'2". She's not a fan of the wheels but she has since learned that she's not a fan of any of the stock HD wheels....LOL.

 

I was more or less looking for pics of the bumpers removed etc.. I know what the SG looks like, just trying to picture what the EG would look like with the different wheels etc..

have found a few pics in the forums and looks like bag filler strips are relatively cheap.

Do the bag guards come off and leave the SG style bag support or is that a different part altogether?

She's dead set on the fairing and Silver or White.. That's why I was looking towards the EG with the 2012 color choices. The extra bonus of the tour pack is a plus too.

She can handle my bike just fine. 5'6/120lbs wet and stronger than most women I know from working at UPS for 16 years. Don't know if I could set her on a dyna or softail though. The vibration on the highway is far too annoying!

 

Here's an 09 stripped down to solo mode,front bumper removed,Limited wheels,and future pics will have bag rails removed.When you remove the bag rails there will be 2 holes in each saddlebag crash guard,if you remove the crash guard you'll need to purchase the Street Glide bag supports.

 

This works well and looks good on a solid color. I have seen it tried with a two tone, not so much.

 

Sharp bike Dan!