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[bbrown]

Anyone tried any aftermarket RG windshields that look good???

[customryder]

                                     Ultra             Road Glide
creature comforts               X
long ride                            X by a little
around town                                           X
lighter                                                   X
lower center of gravity                             X
high speed stability              X
cool looking                                            X
almost as cool                     X
2 up                                  X no comparison
storage                              X
slow speed manuver             X    debatable by some due to the higher center of gravity, but seeing the front wheel helps
do figure 8's in the parking lot with both....the Ultra is easier     Road Glide has Goldwing disease...
windsheild is usable on Ultra......Road Glide windsheild to small and big ones look dorky

So my opinion is the Road glide would make a nice addition to an Ultra, but not a replacement 

"almost as cool" is a catagory?
             storage.. with a trunk you have more, with the storage in the fairing  road glide
             high speed.. yor kidding nothing beats a road glide
             slow speed road glide much better balance
             long ride?  you will be much less fatigued, from not fight the wind road glide.
                
          i have had them all the road glide is the best ALL around bike hd builds...

          just my 02ct.

[bbrown]

"almost as cool" is a catagory?
             storage.. with a trunk you have more, with the storage in the fairing  road glide
             high speed.. yor kidding nothing beats a road glide
             slow speed road glide much better balance
             long ride?  you will be much less fatigued, from not fight the wind road glide.
                
          i have had them all the road glide is the best ALL around bike hd builds...

          just my 02ct.

What about the issue of being able to see the front and short turning??  Which is better???

[customryder]

What about the issue of being able to see the front and short turning??  Which is better???

  the fairing does nothing to hamper turning.. I will put that mith to bed...

[Screamin]

Clearly the Sportster.

[customryder]

BTW
 the clear view windshield is a must on the road glide.. it reflect the wind much better than stock..

  I got mine today... dont even have the bike yet..

[110tHunDer]

  the fairing does nothing to hamper turning.. I will put that mith to bed...

Correct.  Only the rider's ability is a factor.  Lock-to-lock they have the same degrees of travel.

[110tHunDer]

BTW
 the clear view windshield is a must on the road glide.. it reflect the wind much better than stock..

  I got mine today... dont even have the bike yet..

Better than the stock SERG shield, yes, but I have had both a 12" Harley and a 14" Clearview with recurve on mine and didn't notice a very dramatic difference between the two.  Not the kind of difference I noticed going to the recurve on my SEEG, anyway.

[Screamin]

YUP   You are correct but the wind turbulence with the new "wind deflector" is terrible and I am unclear on what windshield will help without taking away form the "curb appeal"

It's a 10 minute tops job to change the windscreen. Stock for stylin' your pick for touring.

[customryder]

Better than the stock SERG shield, yes, but I have had both a 12" Harley and a 14" Clearview with recurve on mine and didn't notice a very dramatic difference between the two.  Not the kind of difference I noticed going to the recurve on my SEEG, anyway.

 humm I noticed a diff.  the clear view is 2'' wider as well..
 may be a problem with the billet mirrors hitting the shield.. dont know yet

[bbrown]

humm I noticed a diff.  the clear view is 2'' wider as well..
 may be a problem with the billet mirrors hitting the shield.. dont know yet

Any photos of the bike with different  shields

[BIGDOG]

What about the issue of being able to see the front and short turning??  Which is better???

There is a saying that is o so true , if you look at the ground in front of you  you will be on that ground shortly. You always look where you want to go , if your doing a short circle look over your shoulder and you will go there . sounds strange and feels strange but it truly works. [Riders coarse 101+]
As for the wind shield , use a clear shield of a height you like and have it tinted. A lot of tinters will shy away from it but it does work .

[TN]

i rode an ultra for a week, then the road-glide for a week. i chose the road-glide for the ride.
the ultra does come with more bells and whistles but you can add them to a rg.

it's hard to base a decision on a short test ride. try them for a week.

can't go wrong with either.

good luck

TN

[grandpadoc]

Two up they are the same with a tour pack, only you can remove it on a RG. I had my former RG tour pack fitted with a amp and all the passenger controls, same as the Ultra. From what I remember the harness is there, its just plug and play. The only trouble I had was setting it up for CB but I got around that with a Cobra with the little black box and speaker and controls in the mike.  Doc

[Keats]

There is a saying that is o so true , if you look at the ground in front of you  you will be on that ground shortly. You always look where you want to go , if your doing a short circle look over your shoulder and you will go there . sounds strange and feels strange but it truly works. [Riders coarse 101+]
As for the wind shield , use a clear shield of a height you like and have it tinted. A lot of tinters will shy away from it but it does work .

That is really true, but it is hard not looking at the the wheel going curb to curb or testing skill levels by staying with in the lines......

I try not to look at the wheel and determine rather I can or cannot not make the turn and look where I want to go, but with a fixed fairing the turn illusion is much different. Both bikes have the same turning radius, but the Road Glide and the Wing bother me on slow turning maneuvers......maybe it is just a factor of time spent on the bike?