Road king or Street Glide?
Road Warrior
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: Holly Springs, North Carolina
If you want a radio & the wind & rain protection the bat wing gives you...Street Glide. It also has 1" lower rear shocks. Otherwise, The King is the way to go. Wish I could have both. Wife won't let me.
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From: Coastal Carolina
But one issue to consider that is not subjective is the suspension. To get the cool look on the street glide, the MoCo reduced the shock travel on the rear suspension. If you search the forum, you'll find many complaining that the street glide isn't comfortable on long tours and swap out the shocks.
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From: WI
Road King. You can always add a faring later.
Unless you gotta have tunes now, then SG. But is find the w/s just fine.
2-up riding is better on RK because of extra shock travel.
Unless you gotta have tunes now, then SG. But is find the w/s just fine.
2-up riding is better on RK because of extra shock travel.
Last edited by SouthpawHD; Jun 29, 2014 at 08:31 AM.
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From: Western South Dakota
To me, RK's look like a bigger version of a softail.
No offense to anyone with one.
Think about it.
No offense to anyone with one.
Think about it.
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I once had a RK. Put on a detachable fairing for long trips. Eventually never took it off. The RK is the best look production bike but since I travel a lot, the fairing makes more sense to me.
Road Warrior
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From: South Florida
The other difference is the ride height. At your height this may be the deciding factor. An inch lower for the SG, but the RK can also be lowered if you wish. An aftermarket fairing can also be added to the RK but not quite as nice ( matter of preference).
You will save some cash on the RK vs the SG...but if you're going to convert one to the other just go with what you want to end up with. You cannot go wrong with either bike.