The Street Glide trailed the pack in the power and entertainment categories.
When it comes time to rock the tunes the Harmon Kardon stereo puts out pretty well in terms of sound quality, but it’s easy to over drive the fairing-mounted speakers by adding too much bass. Waheed had both the bass and treble set to 11 and there was some distortion. Bring the levels down from Spinal Tap proportions and the sound is crisp and clean. In terms of features the Street Glide’s dash mounted stereo is missing some important capabilities such as satellite radio and iPod connectivity. There is an auxiliary jack to plug in your MP3 player or stand-alone satellite system, but in this day and age it should all be right there and ready to go. Still, it’s light years ahead of Star’s half-assed attempt at a stereo.
“The sound system layout required too much effort to get it to work compared to the other bikes. It seems like the H-D could be much more refined,” says Ken Hutchison. “If it was, it would certainly justify the higher price tag. As it is, this is one of my few real complaints about this bagger.”
So if the power isn’t up to par, and the stereo is ho-hum, why did three out of four testers pick the most expensive bike as their personal favorite? The ride - it’s all about he ride with the Street Glide.
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