Very nice review! I’ve had my Sport Glide for 19 months now & absolutely love her! I rode a Dyna for 10 years & swore I'd never change, the SG made a liar out of me!
Got mine for 2 weeks now, and I absolutely love it. It's got a modern look, and performs great. The bike invites me to go fast.... that's the only disadvantage for me.
Got mine two weeks ago. 2020 Performance Orange, rock solid bike and the rider triangle is great! 700 miles in 10 days and love it, ordered a 8in smoked Klock werks shield for form and maybe function. I added a Sundowner seat for the wife, back rest & luggage rack, love the ads, cruise, Ride hard or stay home😎
Get it. Trade in go for it. Go touring around twisting Roads handy for in town out of town rides. Custom paint with your ape bars stage 2. Sports glide is a sportster tourer in a brilliant softail frame. Short stumpy British roads the sports glide is perfect for the British roads. Sports glide has a very good frame.
Thanks for a great review, I have one my selves since last year and I just love it :) Supriesed you are scraping so much, I´m 5'10 and have scraped once when I hit a curve quite hard. I`m not the most aggressive driver, but absolutely not the slowest either...:). I will take your recommendation on a stage 2. Drive safe.
THATS MY BABY! The red is nice. I like the black personally. However if they had like a dark emerald green that could be nice, with the paint flecks in it.
@@StreetBobberVlogger ruclips.net/video/iYKAkwUAd9Q/видео.html that is Kinetic green, however. I'm not a massive fan of those like Oscilloscope wiggles on it. Would much rather it just be metallic dark-emerald or something.g
Yep ride it on holiday get to your hotel pop off the fairing & bags in a minute with no tools and you’re “bar (pub) hopper” as us Americans would call it is ready. Bike feels light & is nimble thanks to the new inverted forks, suspension & lighter stiffer frame. Some tech; keyless ignition, cruise control, USB port, ABS, Daymaker LED lights, no tools quick adjust shock for two up riding and light modern wheels. The classic styling gets plenty of compliments too. Unfortunately H-D doesn’t offer a practical windscreen for it but Gustafsson does. Five models specifically for the SG fairing. bikescreen.com/products/harley-davidson-sport-glide-2018 I’m 6’4 (193 cm) so I picked the 15” in smoked color with vents. Wind smoothly goes around me quiet no buffeting and the bike is more stable at speed. The other shortcoming is no fold flat handles on the bags so that you can use them as luggage when you get to your hotel etc. I did the stage 3 for more torque than stock from 2,500 rpms & up and like you the S&S 2-1 Superstreet plus dyno tune for 114 HP (306 Nm/hour) at the wheel. So no slouch for a cruiser and proper H-D sound. The last thing I wasn’t satisfied with was the gearing. No overdrive so H-D gears it stupid tall. Like if it had the beans to pull it 170 mph tall. Final drive ratio is 2.79! I changed to a 30/70 sprocket & pulley for a 3.15 final drive ratio. That gearing provides a 13 percent increase in mechanical advantage torque for better acceleration through each gear. Cuts theoretical top speed to a more realistic 150 mph. Fine with me I’ll take the better acceleration rate. Cruises at 80 mph comfortably at 3,300 rpms just below peak torque. Anyway to anyone who hasn’t, hit up your H-D dealership and take one for a test ride. You won’t be disappointed.
hey mate I agree with you the sport glide is a nice bike. the faring on the front you can get a bigger windshield which should take away the wind on you shoulders and chin but anyway you could always become Sport Glide Vlogger. But what ever you do i'll keep watching have a good one.
Horses for courses your Street bob with all the work you have done is fantastic does all you want from a harley with the style of riding you mostly do 👍
Trading in a FXBB for a FLSB seems a bit odd considering all you have done to your bike. Seems to me the "small tank" on the street Bob is the motivator mentally for you to trade. As far as the ride quality my opinion is different from yours. To me the street Bob rides the same as the Street glide. If you are serious about comfort and storage just get a road glide and be done with it.
Different worlds, I traded my stage 4 streetbob for a sportglide with a 124 s and s . The ride is completely different worlds better. The touring bikes would be more comfy but no where near the control or *feel of power* ride them all 3 back to back and you'd understand
My thinking was, like you say, the bigger tank (which I dont really need) The luggage (which I could buy for the Bob) and the comfort (which is mostly to do with the forward controls and front shock). In a nut shell the FXBB is the most fun bike and essentially thats why I ride, for fun. 100% if I was commuting on it and going on long distance tours every month the S Glide would be the choice. But after playing on my bike for a while in the twisties, its plain to see why I bought my bike. And like you said, Ive kind of put a tone of money into this bike.
I have seen people putting big tank from the Heritage on their FXBB. I still prefer speedometer on the handle bar - like a sportster Best thing about FXBB is it starts minimal and you can still customize it with budget compared to higher models I heard Harley just released forward control kit for FXBB and Lowrider, have you checked that? I'm just gonna get a mustache crash bar for high way peg comfort, keeping mid control. I have test ridden many Harley the past month thinking if I wanna trade it. Now I'm sure I'm keeping my FXBB for at least another 4 years Will upload a video once I've completed its customization
No good if you have to slow too much on the "bendies" to avoid scraping. Saw the results of the same characteristics when meeting a motorbike journalist doing a long term test of sport glide. He'd actually worn the pegs halfway down on the 'twisties' (what we call 'bendies' down under). I thinks it would be a bike for the 'straighties'.
Haha you make a good point. I know in the vid im convinced about getting one, but after getting back on my bike, I quickly remembered why I bought my bike in the first place. Fun!!!!!
No comparison. The Sport Glide is so much more comfortable the the Touring bikes. The MoCo really needs to update the suspension and frame on the touring bikes. After test riding the Sport Glide I traded in my 2018 Street Glide Special for a 2019 Sport Glide. As stated before. No comparison.
Glad you like it, but i was sure you would. i love it everytime i go out. as for the instrument console i have fitted the vance and hines FP3, and linked to my phone which is mounted on the handlebars and can have 5 things displayed on it, i have rev counter, gear, battery voltage, engine temp and mpg. all easy to see with full face helmet.
Thats a good idea! Yeah loved that bike but for now Im keeping the FXBB. Just doesnt make sense to trade in my bike at the moment with the style of riding Im doing.
SportGlide Rider I’m 6’1, does that little fairing do anything? I’m guessing it takes a bunch off your chest with some hopefully smooth wind in the face . Any buffeting?
@@hoss6048 I'm 5'6 and am currently running the stock screen. I tried the 8" and the 12" slip streamer screens. They both moved the air higher, but the noise in my helmet increased substantially. I'm going to try the KlockWerks offering. They only make one size. I'm hoping their design will do the trick. Would like to keep the fairing. Really like the look. Time will tell. The Sport Glide is my favorite Harley that I've owned. Wind management aside. This may be my forever Harley. It's that good.
@@williamhyland4253 Yeah they are very nice but Id rather have a street bob for cruising and a naked Kawasaki for "fun" for the same price hahaha! Two bikes are always better than one 😜
It is ridiculous that H-D doesn't just include the 5 1/2" windshield, that actually blocks the wind, for that bikini batwing (bikini-wing?) fairing. But then again, they do the same thing with the Road & Street Glide so that you have to buy the correct size windshield. Idiotic & cheap. And I do agree that the SG is a bargain considering what the cost would be to adding saddlebags, a 5 gallon tank (and paint job), the bikini-wing fairing & mounting brackets, a 2-up saddle, cruise control, and the new forward foot controls kit to a Street Bob. Just add a Screamin' Eagle Stage 3 kit and you'd have the most expensive Bobby (i.e. CVO Street Bob) in the world. Whether you trade-up to this bad boy or just keep that "Coolest Bobby in Britain," all we (or at least I) ask is that you keep riding & motovlogging. Cheers, mate ;-)
Dario C. Cruz 🤦♂️ Haha! I think I might keep the bob for now...am thinking of a few more upgrades though...sissy bar, bags and possibly cruise control being the star of it👌🤘
Dario C. Cruz the 5.5” screen is aweful, it moves the turbulence up to your head. The standard fairing is there to take the weight off your arms and chest whilst leaving your head in the free moving air. If you want a taller screen you can buy mine, it’s gathering dust on a shelf.
@@pa6793 Couldn't have said it better myself. Clean air on your helmet is far better than choppy air that the 5.5 will give you. Love the stock windscreen on my bike.
Very nice review! I’ve had my Sport Glide for 19 months now & absolutely love her! I rode a Dyna for 10 years & swore I'd never change, the SG made a liar out of me!
Royce Labor it’s a great bike my friend 🤘
Got mine for 2 weeks now, and I absolutely love it. It's got a modern look, and performs great. The bike invites me to go fast.... that's the only disadvantage for me.
Got mine two weeks ago. 2020 Performance Orange, rock solid bike and the rider triangle is great! 700 miles in 10 days and love it, ordered a 8in smoked Klock werks shield for form and maybe function. I added a Sundowner seat for the wife, back rest & luggage rack, love the ads, cruise, Ride hard or stay home😎
Love the SportGlide! Go for it!
Hey m8 awesome vlog as always, Wondering if you can do a Electra Glide video.
"Sport" Glide, bro.
Get it. Trade in go for it. Go touring around twisting Roads handy for in town out of town rides. Custom paint with your ape bars stage 2. Sports glide is a sportster tourer in a brilliant softail frame. Short stumpy British roads the sports glide is perfect for the British roads. Sports glide has a very good frame.
Thanks for a great review, I have one my selves since last year and I just love it :) Supriesed you are scraping so much,
I´m 5'10 and have scraped once when I hit a curve quite hard. I`m not the most aggressive driver, but absolutely not the slowest either...:). I will take your recommendation on a stage 2. Drive safe.
Fredrik Stage 2 is worth every penny 👌👌👌
Just had stage 2 done on my Sport Glide. Absolutely worth it.
THATS MY BABY! The red is nice. I like the black personally. However if they had like a dark emerald green that could be nice, with the paint flecks in it.
Nick I’d love to see that 😊
@@StreetBobberVlogger ruclips.net/video/iYKAkwUAd9Q/видео.html that is Kinetic green, however. I'm not a massive fan of those like Oscilloscope wiggles on it. Would much rather it just be metallic dark-emerald or something.g
Do a video on what you chose and why.
I wonder if a new rear shock would give a softer ride to your Street Bob. I swapped mine on my 883 Iron and it made a difference.
yeah ive seen people put the slim shock in and it makes a difference
Yep ride it on holiday get to your hotel pop off the fairing & bags in a minute with no tools and you’re “bar (pub) hopper” as us Americans would call it is ready.
Bike feels light & is nimble thanks to the new inverted forks, suspension & lighter stiffer frame. Some tech; keyless ignition, cruise control, USB port, ABS, Daymaker LED lights, no tools quick adjust shock for two up riding and light modern wheels. The classic styling gets plenty of compliments too.
Unfortunately H-D doesn’t offer a practical windscreen for it but Gustafsson does. Five models specifically for the SG fairing.
bikescreen.com/products/harley-davidson-sport-glide-2018
I’m 6’4 (193 cm) so I picked the 15” in smoked color with vents. Wind smoothly goes around me quiet no buffeting and the bike is more stable at speed. The other shortcoming is no fold flat handles on the bags so that you can use them as luggage when you get to your hotel etc.
I did the stage 3 for more torque than stock from 2,500 rpms & up and like you the S&S 2-1 Superstreet plus dyno tune for 114 HP (306 Nm/hour) at the wheel. So no slouch for a cruiser and proper H-D sound.
The last thing I wasn’t satisfied with was the gearing. No overdrive so H-D gears it stupid tall. Like if it had the beans to pull it 170 mph tall. Final drive ratio is 2.79! I changed to a 30/70 sprocket & pulley for a 3.15 final drive ratio. That gearing provides a 13 percent increase in mechanical advantage torque for better acceleration through each gear. Cuts theoretical top speed to a more realistic 150 mph. Fine with me I’ll take the better acceleration rate. Cruises at 80 mph comfortably at 3,300 rpms just below peak torque. Anyway to anyone who hasn’t, hit up your H-D dealership and take one for a test ride. You won’t be disappointed.
Very interesting! 🙌 Great Vlog!
Those roads are so narrow😂 be safe bro. Keep up the vids, and keep the street bob!
Dylan Muldovan yeah keeping the bob👌 Haha the roads are pretty tight at times...used to them though 😜
Got one, love it. It's the nutz.
Have you thought about putting forwards on the bob? I have them on mine and love ‘em.
I have, but they are rather expensive. But i'm not saying no, just not now.
Can see you trading in soon 😜 don't blame you either she's a really nice number & practical!
Me and the FXBB had words, it won lol 😉
Hitting that at 60 mph or km? Softails are such great bikes. Good ride.
Dirty Deez mph buddy 🤘🤘🤘
hey mate I agree with you the sport glide is a nice bike. the faring on the front you can get a bigger windshield which should take away the wind on you shoulders and chin but anyway you could always become Sport Glide Vlogger. But what ever you do i'll keep watching have a good one.
I love that bike but I cant warrant trading her in after all we've been through haha. Holding out for an RKS!
Great, now you got me debating between a street bob (club style) and a sport glide. Why are you doing this to me? Lol love your vlogs bro
Hahaha thats what im here for 😆
Horses for courses your Street bob with all the work you have done is fantastic does all you want from a harley with the style of riding you mostly do 👍
Yeah totally agree
awesome vlog !!
Nice vid
Black one would go even faster👍
I'm currently torn between a 114 Fatboy or Break Out.
Think it's going to be a Fatboy but it's such a hard decision.
Go with which one makes you smile more...if thats too close, flip a coin hahaha!
Trading in a FXBB for a FLSB seems a bit odd considering all you have done to your bike. Seems to me the "small tank" on the street Bob is the motivator mentally for you to trade. As far as the ride quality my opinion is different from yours. To me the street Bob rides the same as the Street glide. If you are serious about comfort and storage just get a road glide and be done with it.
Different worlds, I traded my stage 4 streetbob for a sportglide with a 124 s and s . The ride is completely different worlds better. The touring bikes would be more comfy but no where near the control or *feel of power* ride them all 3 back to back and you'd understand
My thinking was, like you say, the bigger tank (which I dont really need) The luggage (which I could buy for the Bob) and the comfort (which is mostly to do with the forward controls and front shock). In a nut shell the FXBB is the most fun bike and essentially thats why I ride, for fun. 100% if I was commuting on it and going on long distance tours every month the S Glide would be the choice. But after playing on my bike for a while in the twisties, its plain to see why I bought my bike. And like you said, Ive kind of put a tone of money into this bike.
I have seen people putting big tank from the Heritage on their FXBB.
I still prefer speedometer on the handle bar - like a sportster
Best thing about FXBB is it starts minimal and you can still customize it with budget compared to higher models
I heard Harley just released forward control kit for FXBB and Lowrider, have you checked that?
I'm just gonna get a mustache crash bar for high way peg comfort, keeping mid control.
I have test ridden many Harley the past month thinking if I wanna trade it. Now I'm sure I'm keeping my FXBB for at least another 4 years
Will upload a video once I've completed its customization
No good if you have to slow too much on the "bendies" to avoid scraping. Saw the results of the same characteristics when meeting a motorbike journalist doing a long term test of sport glide. He'd actually worn the pegs halfway down on the 'twisties' (what we call 'bendies' down under). I thinks it would be a bike for the 'straighties'.
Haha you make a good point. I know in the vid im convinced about getting one, but after getting back on my bike, I quickly remembered why I bought my bike in the first place. Fun!!!!!
My opinion..get th3 full size cruiser like the Street Glide or Ultra etc. to get the ride quality you are after.
dry509 yeah the road king is my dream 🤘
No comparison. The Sport Glide is so much more comfortable the the Touring bikes. The MoCo really needs to update the suspension and frame on the touring bikes. After test riding the Sport Glide I traded in my 2018 Street Glide Special for a 2019 Sport Glide. As stated before. No comparison.
Glad you like it, but i was sure you would. i love it everytime i go out. as for the instrument console i have fitted
the vance and hines FP3, and linked to my phone which is mounted on the handlebars and can have 5 things
displayed on it, i have rev counter, gear, battery voltage, engine temp and mpg. all easy to see with full face helmet.
Thats a good idea! Yeah loved that bike but for now Im keeping the FXBB. Just doesnt make sense to trade in my bike at the moment with the style of riding Im doing.
SportGlide Rider I’m 6’1, does that little fairing do anything? I’m guessing it takes a bunch off your chest with some hopefully smooth wind in the face . Any buffeting?
@@hoss6048 I'm 5'6 and am currently running the stock screen. I tried the 8" and the 12" slip streamer screens. They both moved the air higher, but the noise in my helmet increased substantially. I'm going to try the KlockWerks offering. They only make one size. I'm hoping their design will do the trick. Would like to keep the fairing. Really like the look. Time will tell. The Sport Glide is my favorite Harley that I've owned. Wind management aside. This may be my forever Harley. It's that good.
What is your opinion of the heritage
I like it, but its a bit too old school looking for me. Personally prefer the RKS and for the extra £1500 I think its worth the extra.
For us wannabe Harley riders who enjoy your channel what is RKS not really up on Harley’s but would love one
@@garysavage5675 Hahah Road King Special 🤣
Ya I agree it’s a bit old school. The bike I really love is the road glide special. But I can’t see spending that kind of money on a motorcycle
@@williamhyland4253 Yeah they are very nice but Id rather have a street bob for cruising and a naked Kawasaki for "fun" for the same price hahaha! Two bikes are always better than one 😜
Need to change your channel name bro, lol ,nice video and ride safe
Ride With Patrick SportsGliderVlogger 😂🤘
It is ridiculous that H-D doesn't just include the 5 1/2" windshield, that actually blocks the wind, for that bikini batwing (bikini-wing?) fairing. But then again, they do the same thing with the Road & Street Glide so that you have to buy the correct size windshield. Idiotic & cheap.
And I do agree that the SG is a bargain considering what the cost would be to adding saddlebags, a 5 gallon tank (and paint job), the bikini-wing fairing & mounting brackets, a 2-up saddle, cruise control, and the new forward foot controls kit to a Street Bob. Just add a Screamin' Eagle Stage 3 kit and you'd have the most expensive Bobby (i.e. CVO Street Bob) in the world.
Whether you trade-up to this bad boy or just keep that "Coolest Bobby in Britain," all we (or at least I) ask is that you keep riding & motovlogging. Cheers, mate ;-)
Oh wait, I almost forgot that you're a musician; let me amend that to: just keep on motovlogging and "keep on rockin' in a free world." :-)
Dario C. Cruz 🤦♂️ Haha! I think I might keep the bob for now...am thinking of a few more upgrades though...sissy bar, bags and possibly cruise control being the star of it👌🤘
Dario C. Cruz the 5.5” screen is aweful, it moves the turbulence up to your head. The standard fairing is there to take the weight off your arms and chest whilst leaving your head in the free moving air. If you want a taller screen you can buy mine, it’s gathering dust on a shelf.
@@pa6793 Couldn't have said it better myself. Clean air on your helmet is far better than choppy air that the 5.5 will give you. Love the stock windscreen on my bike.
It kind of looks like a small Fatboy. Especially with the head light. Change the bars and pipes.
Not really the best looking bike
That can be changed 😜
Steve Stevenson check out what Laidlaw HD did with a Sport Glide...they did a great job customizing one .