Harley-Davidson 1870 Road Glide Special FLTRXS 2020

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The name ‘Special’ is perhaps the one that has the most on the move at Harley. Do not hear there that the bike evolves very regularly, as if it always needed THE little something extra. In 2019, the big twin 114 took its ease. Turning the 107 barely installed for two years, this Road Glide jumps from 150 to 163 Nm. What to afford more strength on all floors and ignore the 387 kilos on board.

What more muscle?!? Not quite. By evolving mechanically, the Road Glide Special was not asked to take part in the top of Harley entertainment. We are talking about the GTS Boom Box here. What? A clear evolution of the multimedia console, allowing user comfort that has been amply revised upwards.

Its 6.5-inch TFT color screen is more resistant, more intuitive to touch, gives more contrast and better resolution. Navigation between functions has been simplified while computing power and memory are boosted. The Boom Box starts up much faster, calculates routes faster and energizes the wide range of functions it is equipped with: GPS, Bluetooth, intercom, music playback via USB / SD card / iPhone / iPod, 25 watts per channel, system voice recognition, and Apple CarPlay. In 2020, connectivity is essential with the installation of the H-D Connect. The motorcycle is linked to a smartphone app via the cellular network. This allows you to have information on your bike (location, mileage trips, range, battery charge, shock or movement of the vehicle, fuel level, etc.) and to monitor it remotely. The service is offered for one year then a subscription is required – around 14 euros per month.

The 2020 vintage benefits from two color options with patriotic flavors. The two-tone color gives a Yankee look and includes:
– Harley-Davidson lettering on the secondary color on the saddlebags,
– A wide band of the secondary color on the front fender and fairing, and the classic “Number One” logo in red and blue on the tank,
– The tank line is similar in design to that of the latest CVO models,
– Saddlebag locks are color matched.

These options are available in two versions, in exchange for 30,790 euros:
– Billiard Red / Stone Washed White
– Billiard Blue / Stone Washed White

Barely before all this, in 2018, this ship was already in the mood for mods. The look, the spirit, her vision hardly changed, but a few elements placed her in the dark clan. It started with a pair of 19 and 18 inch ‘Talon’ rims, now replaced by ‘Prodigy’ rims. The saddlebags were more stretched in their lower part, visually beveling the exhausts and making the stern more elusive – a design trait that appeared with the Road King Special. A whole series of chrome had disappeared, in order to blend in with the dark: the engine protection, the fork tubes, the handlebars and the controls, the mirrors, the indicators, the tank console, the engine covers, the cover of the air filter and exhaust heat shields. A more aggressive echo, for a Touring that does not hide ambition. 2020 offers it a technological leap in driver assistance. ABS is now coupled with a system that adapts the braking pressure according to the angle taken by the motorcycle. Coupled braking also takes advantage of this sensitivity by modulating the force between the front and the rear..

Who would suspect that this imposing tourer also knows how to work his motor skills with great reinforcements of electronic chips?!? The platform RDRS not only optimizes braking but also features TCS traction control with two modes – Standard for dry surfaces and Rain for wet. Disconnectable if it suits the pilot, and also tilt sensitive.
An anti-dribble is also part of the equipment, intervening on the engine torque when the rear wheel returns too much energy, during an overly optimistic downshift for example. Finally, a hill start assistant and tire pressure monitoring complete the technological package..

Genesis

After tempting travelers in a CVO version and then in a more affordable version, the Road Glide took a new step in 2017 with the transplant of a heart full of displacement, twice as many valves than usual and a good dose of evolution: the Milwaukee Eight. Returning to the French market in the same vein as the Rushmore project, the Road Glide is appreciated here in a version called Special. Why Special? For the few carefully added equipment. But would that obscure the charm of the Bog Block? Surely not.

Less vibrations at idle and more efficiency on the suspension side. Fork and shock absorbers come from Showa, provide more consistency in the damping, and gain ease of adjustment for the rear.
Recently, the Road Glide benefited from the Rushmore project. Everyone’s experience to benefit the Harleys of tomorrow. The brakes benefit from ABS and the coupled Reflex system. Safety watchdog for 300mm rotors bitten by 4-piston calipers.
The look of the Road Glide has changed somewhat. Normal, his eyes are much more efficient Daymaker LED headlights. The brand asserts it loud and clear in figures: 85% wider and 6% more power in low beam, 35% wider and 45% more power in high beam. But what you will appreciate the most is the optimization of the top of the fairing, the famous SharkNose. Very subtly revised after multiple passages in the wind tunnel and road tests, it sports a triple vent to equalize the pressure in front of and behind the windshield. The rider can thus slice through the air with a tranquility unheard of on a Harley while enjoying an improved riding position. Indeed, the handlebars had advanced its handles 22 cm closer to the driver.
Comfort also means suitcases with “One-touch” opening, cruise control, better readability of the instrumentation and more ergonomic controls. Braking is entrusted to a large team: ABS, coupled Reflex braking, 2 discs of 300 mm at the front and one at the rear, all supported by 4 piston calipers

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1870 ROAD GLIDE SPECIAL 2019

Model marketed in

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2020

Performances

• Max speed:
  about 170 km / h
• Consumption
  medium: 6.10 l

The technical aspect

Harley-Davidson 1870 Road Glide Special FLTRXS 2020

• Frame
• Frame: double tubular steel cradle
• Tank: 22.7 liters
• Seat height: 695 mm
• Length: 2430 mm
• Width: 980 mm
• Height: 1310 mm
• Wheelbase: 1,625 mm
• Dry weight: 371 kg
• Weight in running order: 387 kg

• Train before
• Telehydraulic fork Ø 49 mm, deb: 117 mm
• 2 discs Ø 300 mm, 4 piston calipers
• Front wheel:

  130/60
  – 19

• Transmission
• 6-speed gearbox
• secondary by belt

• Rear axle
• 2 shock absorbers, deb: 55 mm
• 1 disc Ø 300 mm, 4 piston caliper
• Rear wheel:

  180/65
  – 18

• Motor
• Twin cylinder
  in V at 45 °
  , 4 stroke
• Cooling: by air
• ESPFI sequential injection
• tumbled
• 4 valves per cylinder
• 1,868 cc
  (102 x 114 mm)
• 89
  ch
  at 5,020 rpm
• 16.60 mkg
  at 3000 rpm
• Weight ratio /
  power
  : 4.17
  kg / hp
• Compression: 10.5: 1
• Crit’air:

Detached pieces

exhaust
motor
fluid
electricity

filtration
braking
chain kit

Competitors

2019 BMW K 1600 B

2020 BMW K 1600 GT

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