I'm the aforementioned 1974/2004 rider, and I highly recommend the new 'Glide for comfortable distance riding. I use mine for my 30-mile commute whenever the weather permits, and it's a terrific ride. It's not quite the turn-burner that your Sporty is, nor is it the badass old-schooler that my 93-inch shovelhead is, but it gets me there and leaves me still able to walk upright after a couple hundred miles.
If you haven't ridden one before, the one thing that'll take some getting used to - apart from the ovious size difference - is that the fairing tends to get buffeted in the crosswinds, which makes the front end feel a little squirmy on the highway. In spite of this, it's a pretty stable ride even at :::mumblemumbleeightyishsomumble::: mph; you get used to it.
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Re: Harleys
Date: 2006-04-28 01:56 am (UTC)If you haven't ridden one before, the one thing that'll take some getting used to - apart from the ovious size difference - is that the fairing tends to get buffeted in the crosswinds, which makes the front end feel a little squirmy on the highway. In spite of this, it's a pretty stable ride even at :::mumblemumbleeightyishsomumble::: mph; you get used to it.
Good luck with her, and ride safe. :-)