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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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In the future I would like to get a Street Glide....
It will be a good used one....Im getting conflicting ansewrs on which it was that the better frame came out....
Is it 09 or 2010....?
Thanks for any info....
 
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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New frames were introduced in 2009.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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Despite all the rhetoric, the pre-09 frames are just fine. If you find a good deal don't let the frame be the deciding factor.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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09/10 are the same frame...08/09 are different. Not sure which is stronger but I prefer the 09 and up for the way they ride...
 
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