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Road Master
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Hi all.
I am going to make the move from my Fat Boy Lo to a touring.
I do not know much about touring models. The overall reason I am changing is for comfort. (age,ya know? )
So, I am looking for recommendations.
I want ABS, and cruise. I am not crazy about a normal windshield and am leaning toward a fairing. I will not be riding 24/7 on thousand mile trips. I have not done any lengthy travels...yet.
I do not need all the bells and whisles and want some room for personal mods if necessary.
I am going to make the move from my Fat Boy Lo to a touring.
I do not know much about touring models. The overall reason I am changing is for comfort. (age,ya know? )
So, I am looking for recommendations.
I want ABS, and cruise. I am not crazy about a normal windshield and am leaning toward a fairing. I will not be riding 24/7 on thousand mile trips. I have not done any lengthy travels...yet.
I do not need all the bells and whisles and want some room for personal mods if necessary.
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
go and test ride.
all the bikes are the same, but for the amount of plastic and speakers on them..or not.
each version of fairing or windscreen offers different riding experience and weather exposure
no thousand mile trips?
you may surprise yourself, my first day with a touring model was 500 miles, and 800 the second.
the abs is a great idea, esp for such heavy bikes- it allows more confidence on wet or gravel roads.
see if the Harley demo fleet is coming near you, a great way to test ride 3 or 5 or 6 bikes back to back, same speeds, same roads.
Mike
all the bikes are the same, but for the amount of plastic and speakers on them..or not.
each version of fairing or windscreen offers different riding experience and weather exposure
no thousand mile trips?
you may surprise yourself, my first day with a touring model was 500 miles, and 800 the second.
the abs is a great idea, esp for such heavy bikes- it allows more confidence on wet or gravel roads.
see if the Harley demo fleet is coming near you, a great way to test ride 3 or 5 or 6 bikes back to back, same speeds, same roads.
Mike
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I just bought a 13 SG and it's killer.
Left the Fat Boy mainly because im 50 and wanted comfort. The SG is about as far as I wanted to go with a bagger. The windshield does nothing more than protect your gauges and the occasional bug in the face and It doesn't do anything for the wind. I like it because you still feel like your riding a softail and you get the comfort of a touring bike with just two hard cases.
To be fair, I never test drove a UG or RK so I can't tell you much more than my experience with the SG.
It's all personal preference, I just didn't want all the extra bags.
Good luck, post pics when you get it!
Left the Fat Boy mainly because im 50 and wanted comfort. The SG is about as far as I wanted to go with a bagger. The windshield does nothing more than protect your gauges and the occasional bug in the face and It doesn't do anything for the wind. I like it because you still feel like your riding a softail and you get the comfort of a touring bike with just two hard cases.
To be fair, I never test drove a UG or RK so I can't tell you much more than my experience with the SG.
It's all personal preference, I just didn't want all the extra bags.
Good luck, post pics when you get it!
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I bought a road king because most of my riding is around towns, and I can remove the windshield in a seconds. Then put it back on when i'm driving longer distances.
If I was looking for a bike with a fairing, it would be the street glide without a doubt.
If I was looking for a bike with a fairing, it would be the street glide without a doubt.
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Occasional 2 up. What I dont like about the windshield is the buffeting, unless that has changed..
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I went from a Fatboy to a King this year. IMO the RK is the best of both worlds - touring and cruising. I had no use for a radio or fairing (which does make the front end heavier) and like the option of removing the windshield when it's 95+ here in FL. I guess if your into really long cruises the fairing would be good for some. Best is to test ride all the models and see what fits for you.