HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE (1988 - on) Review

I take mine to Europe 4-5 times a year and it works great

Apart from the stupid cam chain tensioner brilliant

Ride is very comfortable as you would expect from a flagship tourer. Surprisingly good through the bends and at low speeds. Brakes are OK but not as sharp as most lighter bikes. Cruises effortlessly on the motorway. picks its feet up very nicely in all gears.

The engine is great, 2500ish rpm at 70mph. Gearbox is smooth for a Harley, but would be considered clunky if it was on a Honda. All Harleys seem to be a bit 1950s Main battle tank for the gear changes TBH.

Zero corrosion on this one but I've seen them with it, check fork lowers and wheels especially the centres where the brake discs mount. Build quality seems pretty good on this one, silicone spary or ACF50 is a must on any bike with a lot of chrome so I'll be using plenty.

That's an anticipated amonunt basd on last year's Road king costs I haven't had a service yet.

The luggage is great, everything can be operated by one gloved hand. Infotainment is very good and easy to control from the handlebars. Get some Avon Cobra Chrome tyres for UK roads. It came with vance and Hines slip ons it's a bit noisy for me as a serious tourer, but sounds cool for shorter rides.

The wieght in traffic is a pain.

Dated design.

Compared with Japanese Bikes they and good but even the M8 engine now looks a bit dated. Had no problems at all.

Servicing is expensive!

Sat Nav Bluetooth Intercom all good.

It's a great touring bike, with the standard top box you can leave two full face helmets when you arrive, it does what it says, aware of the weight when manoeuvring, but once you are moving it just goes where you want. on motorways etc weight works to your advantage as does not get blown around when passing trucks etc.

The new M8 is a big improvement over the 103. Its torque is good, but still lumpy at tick over. Apparently that's a HD feature

This is my third Harley, the only problem I've had is a bolt coming out of the passenger footrest, dealer sorted correct bolt and posted it to me straight away

It's not cheap but you get what you pay for.

It's got the lot, LED Lights are excellent, intercom and stereo good, sat nav is a bit clunky.

Can run out of fuel before needing a break.

Although the cam tensioner has changed it still has nylon cam chain shoes. No problems so far, but a 7 year warranty gives peace of mind.

More chromed metal than chromed plastic as seen on many competitors.

Offers good value more so due to higher retained value.

Would give it 5 stars if it had bluetooth to the headset.

Comfortable is an understatement as you would fall asleep handy it's like sitting on the sofa at home lol Found the brakes very poor but I'm sure it's because of the weight

Nice to listen to but all show and no go Too much weight and not enough horse power to shift it. A 1450cc lump crammed into 2 cyclinders should produce more

Didn't keep it long enough to have any problems Seems to be a problem with engine casings corroding but that's a common occurance I noticed with a few HD's as the water lays on the covers when parked on the side stand

Seemed easy enough on fuel during the 3 months I kept it