2018 Sport Glide Harley Davidson Review 

What size riser and did you have to install new cables? Thanks.

I think they will upgrade it in 2019 or 2020 line. Just as they did with Street/Road glide with 114 engine.

@@RedboRFI was hoping for it, but it looks like they skipped the Sport Glide for 2019. :( Maybe next year.

I had never heard that model name before, so I googled it and the Switchback is a damned good-looking machine. I would be proud to ride one.

Don't take me too serious about the "manly" thing,...... I used to get ribbing from my buds about its tiny bags(purses).. I liked my Switchback, it was a good riding, handling and sounding bike. I had it setup with a stage 1 V&H 2:1 exhaust, K&N intake, FuelMoto tuner, Mustang seat and a Memphis Shades batwing fairing. For me the dynas were just too small for the riding I do....which is mostly two up touring. I moved to the Victory XC because it has huge bags, tons of room for me and my passenger and amazing power and handling for a bike in its class and size.

I believe this is closer to the Softail Convertible. But I liked the original Softail Convertible with the extended front fender and the larger removable faring. But I would rather have the new engine on this one over a twin cam. They really need to offer more options in the parts catalog so that someone like me can get the faring and fender I prefer.

Paul Panzer ne Ahnung was die SG 0-100 macht?

And congratulations on the new job.

That is why you buy used!!! Let some other sucker pay the HD tax!!!

Tomas C Alpinestar my winter gloves.

John McDowall completely agree. I’ve used this method since I passed my test. I mention lean as sometimes you have bikes that simply are super tough to “lean” into bends etc.

you cant have mids because of that low seating position, otherwise you'll look like a grasshopper on it )) and still it has better lean angle, than breakout and slim

Yeah, but the Breakout with that ridiculous rear tire is really a boulevard/drag bike and the Slim is about cruising. Each to their own. HD are putting emphasis on cruising with the forward controls. I don't see any sport bikes with forwards, calling it a Sport Glide is another misconception of HD who are suppose to be trying to appeal to the younger gen who would expect 'sport to mean 'sport'. The Sport Glide to me is the new 'girls bike' - feels light weight, nimble to ride and you have the carrying capacity to bring the air dryer and make-up. Of course, in these days of equality, no reason for guys not to ride the Sport Glide either. Whatever!

nevillegreg1 what you call “girls bike” characteristics are actually HD understanding of sportiness)))

I'm a big lowrider fan, I fell in love with the lowrider S but now it's gone I'm looking at the 2018 softail lowrider, (I'm gonna have to wait 'till 2021 until I'm back in UK though) tell me more, what's it like? I'd just love it if HD came out with a softail lowrider SS with the blacked out look a 114ci and dual front discs! Then all I'd have to add would be a stage III and an exhaust.

mark henry Very much sounds like a confidence issue to me. I'd recommend a refresher course honestly. Get your confidence back. It's dangerous enough for us out there without doubt riding on the pillion.

Thank you. I completed a one day refresher course a while back, as that cost me £190.00!! i think i will have to find a quiet supermarket car park and practice my figure of eights. Like you say and i suspect it is a confidence issue. Although i am sure that big front tire does not help. All the best and thanks again.

mark henry No worries! Remember to countersteer and look through the turn to where you're going. I still find myself sometimes having to remind myself to turn my head and look through some turns. It really can mean the difference between ending up in the ditch or scraping the pegs through the apex.

Would depend on the extent of limited experience, if you have rode least a 1200 sporty or similar sized cruiser you would be fine long as you control your wrist it is a tame bike until you RIP it and it awakens

That is shocking. I am not a huge fan of H-D whatsoever. My interest is why they are such popular bikes, in spite of cheaper, better bikes on the market. Thats the power of marketing!

I had Exactly the same experience when I had my Harley 48 .I bought it brand-new for £9500 and I had it for 14 months and only 1800 miles on it and I spent £2000 on it on extras . And when I went to part x it in for a fat boy I had a offer of £4500 for it . I haven’t got a Harley now I part x it in . I’ve now got a triumph thruxton R they give me £7500 for it in part exchange.

Well.. You almost always get a shitty price when you trade a bike in. Just sell it on your own and you will get a few thousand bucks more for it.

Brian Reid up until today here in the US Harley has been offering full retail value on trades towards 2018 models.

DeuceVideoHD What cost the bike lex kantoorholland

double disks were gonna kill that mantis wheels, which is a key design element, I have test ridden it and it rides as good as 110-s.

that's true would spoil the look..with those wheels.

I've got the same worries about all the new softails with single front discs. One solution I read about is converting the front brake to a 6 piston system. It's a lot less expensive than trying to change to dual discs with the potential for new forks, wheels etc and allegedly just as effective.

I hate the fact that you have to upgrade the suspension on HD's but that's the reality. Upgrade that and as you said the brakes, you've got an amazing bike. But your pocketbook will be about $4000 usd lighter.

TwoGun Gunnar That’s the storage area part of Shaw’s. It’s not the showroom part where you can swing a leg over.

Fair enough. But regardless, I've been to more than a few HD dealerships, and what I described is pretty common.