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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 09:48 PM
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Can anyone tell me the difference between a street glide and a electra glide and can a electra glide be made to look like a street glide?
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 10:01 PM
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A few of the more notable differences between the two are that a SG doesn't have a tourpak, has a lower windsheild, has 12" shocks compared to 13" on the EG and has about about 3/8" less ground clearance.

I made my tourpak detachable on my EGC and I feel that I get the effect of having a SG and an EGC by adding or removing the tourpak. I just don't swap out the windsheild. I prefer the taller windsheild that is just below my line of sight over the shorter 4" or 6" windsheild.
 

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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 10:01 PM
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A street glide IS an Electra Glide. Just like a Heritage and a Fat Boy is a Soft Tail.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 10:03 PM
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As well as lowers, passing lamps, front fender light, rear speakers, round signals instead of pancake, smaller seat....
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 10:03 PM
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They are the same bike except for some minor "looks" things.
Streetglide has a plain fender, no passing lamps, bullet style turn signals, and is an inch lower. Street Glide has a stock seat that is different and they come with a stereo.

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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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Actually although there may be a 1" difference in the shock length, a SG's ground clearance is listed as 4.7" and a EGC at 5.1" a difference of .4". The seat heights are considerably different. A SG seat height is 27" w/o weight and 26" w/ weight compared to a EGC at 29" and 27".

A SG also doesn't have guard rails around the saddlebags.
 

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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 10:41 PM
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Thanks for the info
 
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Old Apr 6, 2013 | 11:12 PM
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...and the SG has those beautiful 'white' gage faces.... that I wish I had on my EG!!!
 
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Really? You're sitting in front of a computer, HD has a web site that has all the bikes, specs, pictures, descriptions and you ask what's the difference?

Sometimes I'm amazed....
 
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Really? You're sitting in front of a computer, HD has a web site that has all the bikes, specs, pictures, descriptions and you ask what's the difference?

Sometimes I'm amazed....

. . . .and your point is???? After all, this is a HD forum. I think an apology is in order to the new guy.
 
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