[JohnnyC]

Do you think Harley will build an RGU Low? What do you think the odds are? Maybe you heard something about it already?

At 5'6" with a 29 inseam I felt the low versions of the Limited and Classic fit me perfect. However I got a great deal on a new 2014 FLHTCU last February. So when my Tour Glide was wrecked last year I moved to the Batwing.

I just had to check out the '16 RGU. Test ride last Thursday really showed me the difference in the 2 Rushmores.

I liked the changes for '16 like the bars, re-positioned fairing and infotainment center and the narrow, seemingly lowered / moved forward seat. With the seat change I felt comfortable using the new bars and holding the bike up. (still can't comfortably reach the kickstand or put it down without a lot of fumbling around). Also the slim primary cover is nice.

I put the reduced reach seat on my FLHTCU or I would not have been safe using the bike. I also added the kickstand extension which works perfectly.

The RGU handled like the Tour Glide and even at 80 on the expressway with a heavy gusting wind it felt much smoother and more stable than when I took my FLHTCU over the same stretch of e-way.

Even though the infotainment center is rated 75 watts and it uses 6.5 speakers the sound is not as clear or loud as the 4.3 on my current ride. I also noted the wind noise with the fairing still further out than the Tour Glide or the batwing.

I did not find the center fairing vent very useful. MAYBE if they would have a variable control for the vents so you could adjust the amount of wind coming through them would be such a better idea. I opened the center vent on the e-way and the wind was excessively strong blasting me right in the face. It annulled the benefits of the fairing and windshield. And this is the vent, I'm told, allows for better slip-streaming of air and less head buffeting. Like I said without a variable adjustable vent this seems really odd compared to the batwing's center vent which reshapes wind-flow nicely up the back side of the windshield, not in your face!

I felt the dual cool system is a lot less problem prone to issues now that it's been out there for a few years and the improved torque of it's 103 is noticeable, compared to my 103 air cooled Ultra Classic. I understand too that the new 110 kit, if you really need it, is a simple upgrade with the existing cam in this wet head 103.

Cost is really prohibitive to buy the current RGU and then lower it. So I would like to see them add a RGU low to their lineup.

 

[PBSTN]

You can get a 1-2 inch lowering kit on ebay for under $30 shipped. There are many options for a lower seat. You could have the oem seat modified for probably a couple hundred bucks. Or even buy a seat that is already lowered. Just sayin.

 

[OneSlickGlide]

You can also get the slim inner/outer primary setup also. It's hella expensive (like $4-500) but narrows the primary like on the Ultra Lows.

 

[OneSlickGlide]

FBI also makes a drop seat kit that replaces the tail section and lowers you 3-3.5".

 

[JohnnyC]

I had a drop blocks for my rear shocks before and they destroyed a set of air rides. Actually broke off a mounting point from the base of one of the shocks. I switched to lower SG style Air Rides and it was never comfortable.

Thanks for your thoughts.

I'm familiar with being able to get the slim primary, but it comes on the RGU already. It could help my Ultra classic. Didn't realize it was so much. Talked to service today and even the Derby cover has to be replaced to fit.

There's more to the Lows. Different kickstand, different bars, different seat (which I've already tried the 14/15 version and it's way too wide for me) and other items too I suspect.

I'd like to see a lowered version as stock without having to change the forks and rear shocks,seat and whatever else is involved. If it's from the factory it (should) be designed for lowered features.

I have noted the lower models cost more too!

 

[lil chief]

They definitely charge more for a factory lowered model than what it would cost you to lower it on your own. I put a stock 2015 Ultra Classic Low seat on '15 RG and fits my a$$ nice. It moves me forward about 1/2" to 1", and puts me down in the bike while still being comfortable to sit on for long rides. I don't really care for the huge passenger area, but it doesn't look bad with my tour pak on. Just remember, you can buy the parts that are on the Ultra Low, including the bars, and generally these parts are cheaper than buying the reduced reach seat for example. I think I paid $250 for the stock Ultra Low seat, brand new, in the box from the dealership.

Lil' Chief

 

[JohnnyC]

I'm finding out quite a bit more about the situation. Sounding easier to lower the bike myself.

Wish there was a way to design a control for variable adjustable fairing vents.

 

[garbage cannon]

You can also get the slim inner/outer primary setup also. It's hella expensive (like $4-500) but narrows the primary like on the Ultra Lows.

I was told that on the new touring models the slim primary was standard. The salesman seemed knowledgeable.

 

[OneSlickGlide]

I was not aware of ??. I was under the assumption that they were only in the lows. My bad...

 

[garbage cannon]

My memory is definitely for crap, years of concussions and loads of beer will do that. So I'm not sure if I heard him right or not. Also I wasn't really interested in what he was saying since he was trying to sell me something. ?