Harley Davidson Softail Sports Glide - Ride Review

Harley Davidson Softail Sports Glide - Ride Review.

Credits - youtube channels - erika martin & JanTube
Music - The St Pierre Snake Invasion

[roycelabor]

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!

[jangoossens]

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.

[sportglidejim]

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😎

[alancrane]

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.

[vernlochtefeld]

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.


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.

[EndHimRightly]

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

[ShampooSupernova]

Got one, love it. It's the nutz.

[stevenedwards]

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 👍

[patmanwainwright]

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.

[philiproberts]

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.

[davymac]

Can see you trading in soon 😜 don't blame you either she's a really nice number & practical!

[dry]

My opinion..get th3 full size cruiser like the Street Glide or Ultra etc. to get the ride quality you are after.

[BRUISER]

It kind of looks like a small Fatboy. Especially with the head light. Change the bars and pipes.