While Harley-Davidson are well known for their chrome clad road warriors, there are some of us who prefer a bike with less of the shiny stuff.
Harley knows this well, and have just dropped details on the new Road King Special which brings a whole new attitude to one of the brand’s most loved motorcycles.
Swapping chrome for black and powered by the muscular Milwaukee-Eight™ 107 engine, the new $37,995 Road King Special motorcycle pushes Harley-Davidson’s touring line in a dramatic new styling direction, expressing a contemporary perspective on the classic Road King model.
“The Road King Special pounds down the boulevard like a gleaming locomotive rolling through a train yard at midnight,” said Brad Richards, Harley-Davidson Vice-President of Styling and Design. “The Road King has always reflected the purity of the Harley-Davidson FL riding experience. By exchanging chrome surfaces for black and lowering the bike’s profile, we’ve moved the traditional Road King into a new space that’s very current in the custom bagger scene.”
“Chrome was retained only on some key engine components,” said Harley-Davidson Designer- Stylist Dais Nagao. “The lower rocker boxes, pushrod tubes and tappet blocks are finished with chrome to emphasize the V-Twin shape of the Milwaukee-Eight 107 engine. We added a new engine-turned air cleaner insert, a finish that’s also featured on the tank console.”
We rode the Milwaukee-Eight equipped range in Washington State last year and were impressed with the latest machines from the bar and shield.
