Harley-Davidson Road Glide

The Road Glide moves Harley-Davidson's India lineup into genuine long-distance touring territory — this is a full bagger, built around a frame-mounted fairing rather than the handlebar-mounted fairings some touring bikes use, which keeps the fairing steady and the instruments fixed in the rider's eyeline regardless of how the handlebar is turned. It runs the standard-tune Milwaukee-Eight 117, a 1,923cc air-cooled V-twin making 107HP at 5,020rpm and 175Nm at 3,500rpm — stronger than the Fat Boy and Breakout's 117 Custom tune, suited to hauling a fully loaded touring bike and passenger over real distance. At 380kg kerb weight, it's a genuinely heavy motorcycle, but a 49mm Dual Bending Valve fork and a 76.2mm Dual Outboard Emulsion rear shock with adjustable preload are tuned to keep that weight composed rather than ponderous once moving, even though the suspension itself is conventional rather than semi-active. Seat height sits at 720mm and the fuel tank holds 22.7 litres, both figures that reflect a bike built to be lived on for hours at a stretch rather than ridden around the block. Braking safety runs through electronic linked braking, standard and cornering-enhanced ABS and traction control, all fitted as standard. The real draw here is the infotainment system Harley calls Skyline — a 12.3-inch full-colour TFT touchscreen running Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth, AM/FM radio and navigation, paired with two 133mm fairing-mounted speakers putting out 50 watts per channel. That's genuinely car-level technology built into a motorcycle fairing, and it's the single biggest reason riders choose a Road Glide over a simpler cruiser — the ability to run turn-by-turn navigation and music clearly audible at highway speed changes what a long solo or group tour actually feels like day to day. At Rs 45,75,000 ex-showroom, the Road Glide is priced for serious touring riders who plan to cover real distance regularly, often in groups, and who value the fairing-mounted stereo and navigation enough to pay for it. It's imported and serviced through Harley-Davidson's dedicated India network, and it sits just below the range-topping CVO Road Glide for riders who want this exact formula with a few more premium touches. Compared with the Heritage Classic and Fat Boy elsewhere in Harley's India lineup, the Road Glide is a clear step into dedicated bagger territory — heavier, more expensive, and built around covering serious distance in genuine comfort with the fairing, stereo and navigation doing real work rather than just adding visual bulk. It's the natural choice for riders planning organised group tours or long solo highway runs who want the fairing's wind protection and the infotainment system's convenience as standard parts of the experience, not optional extras.