As an AMERICAN I need to comment on these thoughts of this bike being so big.. NOPE. I said NO! its not big. Its the perfect size. Very agile for its size. Take enough time to get comfortable and you will forget size. Also slow speed maneuvers are no more than practice. As soon as your feet leave the ground size is only a problem in your mind! Great review. Full discloser.. I bought a 2024 Street Glide. US $26 grand.
100% weight on butt, arms high, and the only weight on feet is the weight of your own legs..... That is _NOT_ comfortable, especially with limited rear wheel travel and every bump in the road telegraphed up your spine. Only bikes I've tried with similar fairing and windscreen were the Yamaha/Star Venture. At highway speed, my head sounded like it was stuffed inside a giant dust devil. Noise was horrible, buffeting vibration was starting to affect my vision and knock my helmet around.
I think, Street Twin and T100 are perfect bikes, best ergonomics, good looks, perfect blend of everyday commuter with highway capacity. And Speedmaster has beautiful cruiser design. They should've designed speed 400 on street twin ergonomics and chassis design. One on T100 design, And another version of 400-Speedmaster.
Building a bike capable of travelling in a straight line isn't exactly the pinnacle of engineering excellence. I test rode a Suzuki GSX-S1000GT and a BMW S1000 XR recently, and both were capable of handling highways and could take corners at a respectable pace. Hell, you can get a Kawasaki H2 SX for the same money as a Road Glide.
Not the most reliable Harley it would seem. Friends of mine have them in the States and they spent an awful lot of money and just got a load of trouble. They seem to sell loads of them. They’re a bit like the GS, everybody has one.
I find it hard to believe that you think the comfort is better on the 1300GS than the 1250GS. I own a 1250GS and rode there 1300GS and it is by FAR WORSE. I was riding it for only 20 mins and my balls were getting crushed, I couldn't wait to get off the thing!!
I think BMW R 18 B is more authentic than the HD. BMW made their first bagger in 1977. HD Road glide looks uglier than many other HDs with that ridiculous fairing.
Nice motorbike. At least it's not *SHUDDER* a "naked" bike. As for exhaust note? I don't want a LOUD touring bike. In fact, I don't want a LOUD any kind of bike. BMW's R18 is not worth the money at all. The motor looks like a pair of armadillos grilling on the BBQ. The Goldwing is long since dethroned. The BMW 6 isn't worthy of its maintenance costs at all. Thanks for a nice look at this model! SS
I don't like the fairing's style, I'm one of those who prefer the twin lights style. And I don't like the new massive touch screen in place of the "real" gauges... They made the same mistake with the new street glide, but at least the fairing hasn't been completely changed on that one...
