Road King vs Heritage
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RE: Road King vs Heritage
When I was looking at moving from my XL1200 a sales guy at a dealer in AZ (I'm from FL and he knew I wasn't buying from him) told me look at them all and you will see that value and features that matter for the dollar is the RKC. With that said if you like the look of the Road Glide that bike is a very good value for what it gives you also.
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RE: Road King vs Heritage
Best answer is to rent one of each. Most dealers will not charge you for the rental if you buy a bike from them. Also,as was mentioned in this thread if she is inseam challenged look hard at the Deluxe.
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I have a Deuce and a streetglide and on hot summer days you are sitting right on top of the hot oil bag on a softtail. It can get really hot on the underside of your upper legs. My glide is a lot cooler to ride on those hot days.
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Out on the open road the Heritage will not even compare to the Road King. That's why they named it the Road King.
The only Heritage I would ever want would be the Heritage Springer Softail. Looks old school......
The only Heritage I would ever want would be the Heritage Springer Softail. Looks old school......
Road Master
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RE: Road King vs Heritage
Dont let the size, or should I say the appearance, of the rk fool you. The rk is not that much bigger at all. You would be amazed at the difference in slow speed handling as wall as high speed handling diff between rk and softie. I had a softie till I took the motor police training. How come you never see leo's on softies? because the rk was designed to be the most well balanced bike on the road.
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My wife started to get interested in riding again after selling her Sporty 10 years ago. I tried to get her interested in a RK Custom. After all.. I needed a second bike (damn.. I hope she doesn't read this!). She was convinced she wanted a Low Rider. I had her sit on the RK, and she said it just felt too awkward to her (front heavy). I had her sit on a Heritage, and she didn't like that. A sales guy suggested she try a Deluxe. SOLD!
I've ridden both the RK and Heritage myself, and liked the RK better. I just didn't like the handlebar setup on the Heritage. I didn't like the way it handled as much, like I had to fight with it to get it to turn. The RK just "flowed" like it was an extension of my body.
Good luck!
I've ridden both the RK and Heritage myself, and liked the RK better. I just didn't like the handlebar setup on the Heritage. I didn't like the way it handled as much, like I had to fight with it to get it to turn. The RK just "flowed" like it was an extension of my body.
Good luck!
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RE: Road King vs Heritage
I went through the same debate when changing from my Sportster. Whilst in the States on holiday I rented the Heritage and the RoadKing, two real differences for me. One, my wife found the RK much more comfortable. Two, the Heritage ground out its footboards far too often. In the end I bought an Ultra, but thats another story.
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Maybe she should find a dealer that will allow her to demo a Heritage. I was kind of stuck with the same decision back in October until I test rode both and then, for me at least, the decision became easy. I wanted to do a bit of touring also which helped make the decision even easier. For me the RK Classic was the right choice, but she should try and take a ride on a Heritage before she decides for herself.
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RE: Road King vs Heritage
I started with a 93 Heritage and then to an 06 Road King FLHR loved everything but hand placement. I missed the Heritage Bars so I put a set on my Road King direct swap no cables to change and it made a great bike perfect.