Help me decide on a different bike.
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Well, other than:
Holes in the fenders where the chrome was attached
Different floorboards and passenger pegs
Single color paint without stripes
Different color guages
Different style wheels
No saddlebag guard
Sportier windshield
Different tail and running lights
Well yes, I guess they are the same.
Do you also consider the RG the same?
Beary
Holes in the fenders where the chrome was attached
Different floorboards and passenger pegs
Single color paint without stripes
Different color guages
Different style wheels
No saddlebag guard
Sportier windshield
Different tail and running lights
Well yes, I guess they are the same.
Do you also consider the RG the same?
Beary
I think even the Roadking has more in common with the Electra Glide than does the SG. Not much difference in them but the fairing.
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From a rider's perspective, the only differences are the gauges and mirrors. Seats and shocks are so frequently changed by owners of both models that they hardly bear mentioning.
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...that doesn't mean I don't like them, after all they are the SAME basic bike as mine.
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Dave
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WOW, thanks for all the replies. I really want a tour pac and like the fact of a 2 year warranty and its new. I like the driving lites. The Street Glide is cool except I dislike the fairing mirrors and am not to keen on the rear lighting. But like the clean fenders and taller front tire. The white gauges are harder to see sometimes I think Same engine and frame. With 5K I could buy a tour pac and a painted inner fairing and still do a 107 kit on it. Both bikes are going to need pipes on them. I'm so confused. I'm no bar hopper and gonna ride it to eat up some miles. But do ride around town most of the time.
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.... but i'd still prob'ly go w/the Road Glide. .... you know it's what you really want.
.... but i'd still prob'ly go w/the Road Glide. .... you know it's what you really want.
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I had a tough time deciding between almost the same bikes. I was always drawn to the street glide, but kept thinking the ultra limited was what I should buy as I knew I wanted a tourpak and lowers, even considered the road glide ultra for a bit. In the end for me it was the paint choices and cleaner look of the street glide that won me over. An ultra limited woulda been a great bike for me but I didn't want the hassle and/or cost of removing/replacing all the stuff I didn't want on there. For me it was easier to just add a taller windshield, tourpak and lowers to the bike I liked. Plus the big thing for me was paint, for the cost of a new bike I should like the color, not interested in painting a brand new bike.
In the end it's your decision and I think either bike will serve you well, but as another user already said, buy the one that makes you grin longer. And ride it. A lot.
Good luck with the decision.
In the end it's your decision and I think either bike will serve you well, but as another user already said, buy the one that makes you grin longer. And ride it. A lot.
Good luck with the decision.