Touring on a Harley Davidson Road King
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2023
- The Harley Davidson Road King is an iconic bike that many people tour with. Is the Road King a touring bike really or a Cruiser. While officially Harley Davidson calls the Road King a touring model, it is really. You get my unpopular take in this video while out riding my Road King.
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I tour on my 1999 Road King & don't think twice about it... just make sure it's been well maintained & everything is operating as it should before you take off, & you're good to go... I'm bout to take her out on a probably 1,200 mile round trip tour in June & I have every confidence in her... already made the trip several times on this exact same bike, so no reason to doubt her touring abilities... that's why they're called Road King, they're meant to ride down miles & miles of roads of all kinds, & mine does it very well...no reason you can't tour a classic motorcycle as long as it's a well maintained, solid running bike... I do it all the time... and I had a much newer CVO Electra Glide Ultra Classic, but I sold it & prefer touring on my Road King...
The road king....best of both worlds!....looks like a cruiser....but built on a touring frame!!...great video...stay safe out there!!😎👍🤙👍🤙🇨🇦
I left the pacific northwest on Jan 18, 1980 headed for Key West, FL. I was riding a 1979 Yamaha XS750SF which was a cruiser style bike (3 cylinders and shaft drive). I didn't bother with saddlebags, I towed a utility trailer. 14,065 miles later, I arrived back home on April 1st. No cell phones, no GPS, sometimes didn't have a map. Yep, cruisers can tour.
I’ve toured on several different bikes. I have over 50k on my old Honda 1100 Shadow. But I will always pick my big touring bikes for traveling now. Locking waterproof storage and a comfortable ride is what I want!! Thanks BoDean!
The road king is classified as a touring bike. However, because there is no fairing people think it is a cruiser.
I love riding my touring bike! I love riding my ADV bike!! Whatever we ride, is perfect for how we’re riding at that moment!!
I was a 19 year-old kid. Left Fort Carson, Colorado in February of 1983...durring a severe snowstorm. Rode my Kawasaki CSR 750 down to Texas looking for warmer air...never found any. Stopped in Ft. Worth to see a friend. Continued my journey to West Palm Beach, Florida. Never been so cold in my life. Had no idea what I was getting into. Just a green kid with no clue. Trip was about 2000 miles. I'd have zero qualms about riding a Road King across the country.
I have a '99 Road King. the Road King is both, THE jack of all trades. The King of ALL Roads.
My answer is "YES I DO." I have a 2003 Heritage and a 2020 Road King. The King is not a cruiser (even though it can be used as one.) Before I bought my King I used my cruiser as a touring bike and many treks but I hated the process of unloading the saddlebags each night at my motel room, it was a real hassle when the touring bike saddlebags had bags that would hold all your gear and all you had to do was lift them out. But I hate fairings! Can't stand them. So I bought the King. Unfortunately, the pandemic kept me from following my dream right away and other constraints have gotten in the way since its end. But I love both bikes for different reasons and look forward to using the King for the reason I bought it this summer.
just got back from 15 day back road ride from Wa state to Yellowstone. Can am sea to sky. sunburned, tired and roasted. HAD A BLAST!!!
I’ve had the big touring bikes all my life. At 60 years old I don’t need that kind of bike to horse around for the riding I do. Love my 2012 Heritage.
I rode my 06 Road King on a round trip of 1,938 miles. So I consider it's double duty motorcycle. I now have a Road Glide. The RG does not have a tour pack so it and the King basically had just the saddle bags plus a bag strapped to the passenger back rest. Granted the fairing does give more protection than just the windshield on the King.
In 2002 I purchased a VTX1800, which is a cruiser. But I used it as a touring bike, and road all over the states, clocking over 130K miles. I think I have o agree with you, you can tour with a cruiser.
My wife and I rode our Road King from North Carolina to Sturgis last year. If it's not a Touring bike, I didn't get the memo on that. Right now I'm itching for another road trip.
Any bike is a touring bike. To me it comes to how much comfort you want and what you want to bring.
I had a 2016 Road King. I loved the bike’s look, billet silver, spoked whitewalls, chrome everywhere, but it was good for about 300 miles a day. After 300 it was pure misery. I hated to do it but I sold it and bought a 21 FLTRK. Still miss the king but my ass doesn’t. The GF and I did 250 today on the FLTRK and I didn’t even feel it.
I agree you can tour on any motorcycle. Looking forward to your trip videos 😎
You can tour on anything. Just get out there. I’d go anywhere on my 05 RK. I like it better without the windshield. My buddy from 7th grade onward and
🛑🛑 The Roadking is a “stripped down” Touring Bike. 💯
Definitely a Lovable Cruiser‼️