i got to admit i asked the same thing when shopping for an electr glide i was suprised at the 18500 get it out of here price, fact is though electraglides take up more florr space and take longer to sell, therefore they are in essence a waste of valuable floor space for the faster moving bike ie. heritage st, fatboys, of course the sporty, dyna's and the almighty road king which is a top selling harley, now me personally ride a honda and instead of the glide will be getting a gold wing for my next bike,yes i have had a harley before a 97 dyna i had to sell to make ends meet. btw i dont trailer my bike anywhere the fun part of the bike trip is the ride to the destination, yes rain sucks ,but its a neat thing when your under the gas station canopy , then another biker pulls in to clear hhis goggles as well then ya start bull****ting for awhile , hey wow nomore rain, gtime to head on again,btw my wife and i finally road the blueridge parkway skyline drive route this summer,started in cherokee nc anded in front royal va. hell of a ride , got burnt by the wind and sun, froze in the rain at 6500ft, met some damn fine bikers on the road doing the same trip, some from s to n, and vice versa. squeak is that damn 35 mph law on skyline drive though, longest 110 miles ive ever road ta all you bikers out there.