STILL remember when HD came out with the Tour Glide, FUGLY, but many guys liked how the fixed fairing rode, I was into Yamahas, and they as well had fixed fairings but were more streamlined to me, Looked Fast. Then the Roadies came out, 'Shark nose', SWORE I would NOT EVER sit my butt on one. Owned and Rode hardtail FLs and a few piecemeal basket case builds, still rode the Hamers. Then quit riding, ALMOST 20 years off, decided was time to get back on and bought a used 2003 Road King shield W/S Harley. Nice bike 60,000 miles under our butts on that one with the early Delphi EFI on a 88TC, not exactly a powerhouse.
By the time we traded it was quite modified trying to get a look I liked as well get rid of the turbulence around the shield than the batwing fairing.
Then I rode a buddy's Roadie, he worked on me for OVER three hours to get me to ride it, was hooked after that.