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Mar 7, 2013 | 06:10 PM

#21

tconrad002

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From: Ohio

Thanks for all of the advice guys! I am going to keep looking for parts. I will try to keep this thread up to date with work I get done! Any other advice will be greatly appreciated.

Mar 7, 2013 | 06:42 PM

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Eshaw301

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Unfortunately for you, there is no setting a street glide or an ultra apart from every other one on the road. Its just too many of them and everything that you consider doing has already been done at least a 1000 times over. The only thing that will set it apart basically is to lose the batwing fairing. Thats what I ended up doing. I was one of the many that got caught up in the whole "Street Glide" phase and went and bought me a 2008 Electra standard police model. I very quickly got tired of seeing the same exact bike over and over and over and over again, no matter where I looked, where I parked, it was very annoying. Thats why I only had that bike for about 6 weeks before I ultimately bought the Road Glide Custom I have now. Now, its definitely more exclusive having a roadie. Look around, you will start seeing threads about "where are all the roadies?" and things like "Im looking for a Road glide and cant find em ANYWHERE!!" I even have a buddy right now who has been looking for a road glide used here in the atlanta area and he wants a 2009 or newer and he is having a super hard time finding one. Last one he saw was a 2008 model with 29k miles on it and the dealer was still asking $16k for it. He said it was too much but went back a few days later and it was GONE!!! So basically, if you want to do something different, you are definitely on the wrong bike to do it.

Mar 7, 2013 | 06:47 PM

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jazzyt88

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my dad has a 2012 ultra too. he put the kaurakyn panacea tail light (not sure if thats how u spell it). love the tail light and think its a must. u can tell when he is braking..

Mar 7, 2013 | 06:57 PM

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BFMC Faceplant

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From: arm pit of America

I don't ride a bike to stand out or be noticed.Before I bought my 12' ultra I rode a Indian Chief.If you want to stand out in the crowd buy one of those.I bought my Ultra to own a good running dependable American made bike.Will I make it my own,sure,but spending thousands on the latest fad is just silly.If you want to really be different buy a Url or make your bike yours and ride.

Mar 7, 2013 | 07:04 PM

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Eshaw301

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From: Atlanta, Georgia

Quote:

Originally Posted by BFMC Faceplant

I don't ride a bike to stand out or be noticed.

That what all the batwing guys say...

...even the quotes are the same ol same ol. I guess it comes with owning the bike....

Mar 7, 2013 | 07:07 PM

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tconrad002

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From: Ohio

All of these are great advice.

I don't want to be a part of the new fad and I understand that almost everything has been done before. There really is no such thing as a custom bike without having someone build something from scratch. I just literally bought the most plain jane ultra you can and think it needs spruced up. Black and Chrome base model just isn't quite enough for me. I intend to ride the day lights out of it but it just needs some tweaks.

I don't like the fairing on the RG at all. I have 2 friends with them and I just don't care for them. They absolutely love them and wouldn't have anything else but they aren't for me.

I think a blacked out bike with some apes and a solo seat for when the wife isn't with me is all I will do. Just get rid of the "old man look" but I will probably keep every single part so that I can ride it stock too when I am "old"!

Keep up the advice gentleman!

Mar 7, 2013 | 07:10 PM

#27

ChristoHD

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From: South Bend, IN

It's fun when the ideas hit you. I remember when I bought mine, one by one I just found things that I liked. Put stuff on, took stuff off, then I was near done and so I bought my 2010 Police bike and did it all over again! :-)