I'm thinking that I will eventually get a street glide. Keep one in Wyoming and one in Texas. Never ridden one. I have been on my dad's electra glide a few times, street glide seems like it would be a little bit less of a beast.
Hey Pipe,
I agree. Anytime I am on vacation in a warm climate, or on business on the West Coast where I have a couple of extra days, I always rent an SG(it's either that our a full bagger Ultra at all the HD dealerships!). I have ridden 10 of them or so, on all sorts of roads, and I do like the bike for the reason you mention. If you are wanting something for a longer ride than a softail, and be able to carry a couple of items for an overnight, it's a great bike. That front end with the batwing is heavy, but nothing like an Ultra, and it's got a low, long appearance that I like. It's handles surprisingly well for a big bike.
To me, it's a great compromise between a Sotfail and a full-on touring bike.
They are much better as of 2012 with the 103 lump. I always felt the bike was too heavy for the 96 c.i. motor-always felt underpowered to me.
I have been on one for 5 or 6 hours at a time and been comfortable the whole time. There's something pretty cool about crusing the PCH all day, blasting tunes from the on-board CD player.
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