HARLEY-DAVIDSON ELECTRA GLIDE ULTRA LIMITED (2013 - on) Review

Not exactly the quickest, cruise and comfort great. 'Brilliant' LED headlight

Vibrated (thats a feature!) show and poor gearbox.

Never had a problem with it, one recall with Oil seal on transmission / clutch completed no hassle.

For a simple engine not cheap!

Everything you want to have a good day out touring two up

The quality of the brakes are little to be desired they feel mushy at best and poor at worst.

Engine is OK but not particularity powerful. Poor thing works so hard to get so little out of it.

Endless problems with electrical and and things getting loose or rusting. I don't really have time to sit here and clean it every 5-minutes in my opinion it's not going well built.

Arise an awful lot and it's not on her door for me to do 30000 miles in a year that said I found it very difficult to put mileage on this bike it was extremely unreliable constantly at the side of the road fixing things and in the end I just gave up completely. It's also a standing how hot these things get when your stationery not difficult to burn yourself on the side of the bike and not difficult for the flight to overheat and destroy itself unless you're moving you could really get yourself into trouble in traffic in hot weather and honestly what's up with that strange wobble when you get to any sort of Speed on a motorway I don't want to be riding and have to save myself from an accident because my bike doesn't want to go in a straight line. I thought it was me all my tyres or something to do with something I was doing turns out that lots of harley-davidson's do this get to about 70 mph and you get the Warblers death absolutely ridiculousThere are so many good things about this bike but motive it's just average then I just went out and bought myself a Goldwing even the lower tier of Goldwing was better than this and more reliable even the GL 1500 which is so old compared to this did a better job at just about everything. I never had to tweak anything I never had to spend time at the side of the road reconnecting battery cables or greasing them or fixing melted wires back together I spent more time riding and much less time fixing things. I didn't have to worry about my bum going numb after 20-minutes or burning myself on the side of the bike. Don't get me wrong it's a lovely bike but I think those that needs tour the country or need it for work or need to get around need to get something a bit more reliable and for me that was a Goldwing. The gl1800 are even better. I just don't think Harley-Davidson have managed to keep up with the competition and they certainly don't manufacture things like they used to this bike is extremely unreliable and that's ultimately what causes to separate and why I don't have the best opinion of Harley's anymore.

I like the space in the Trunk.

Best at long trips. Soft, comfortable suspension. Great weather protection and a loud music system. Perfect

Fine for touring. We have the 107 which is a significant improvement over the 103 but it could still do with a bit more power

7,000 miles and no issues so far

Sound system, built in sat nav, seats, heated grips (very hot), comfy suspension, luggage capacity. We bough extra bags for touring but in truth it didn't need them. It's got loads of luggage capacity (we weren't camping).

Ride quality depends a lot on settings for rear air suspension and personal taste/use. Some long-term and serial owners swap the air for regular progressive suspension but I've never felt the need - always very comfortable and handy on bends. Brakes much improved over earlier models - progressive and positive - and linked front to back only above 25mph...handy when the rear's so handy for tying the bike down at low speeds.

More than enough power and plentiful torque - with progressive and smooth delivery - for what I need the bike to do. What might seem rumbly at idle soon smooths out as you pull away. I have stayed with the standard fit exhausts - I often ride two-up and it seems counter-productive to have noisier pipes in company...but as they are they're more than loud enough to let other road users know of your presence. Am getting about 220-250 from each tank.

As the first twin-cooled Harley engine, the water pump failed and was replaced under warranty for the new pattern part as fitted to subsequent model year bikes. Have picked up a couple of very small stone chips on the front fender. Beautifully executed chrome that does need regular care and attention to keep it that way but then tis a Harley and for me the responsibility of chrome is part of the ownership experience.

Always use the local (and supplying) dealer - West Coast Harley, Glasgow. Not cheap to buy but PCP cheaper than you might think thanks to the very impressive residuals. Main dealer servicing may be more expensive than elsewhere but always great and very trusted service including lots of free expert advice. Parts can be expensive but again tis a premium marque.

Tis an Ultra Limited after all. In common with many others' opinion, the option of. reverse gear would have been ideal - tis a 500kg bike in practice and I'm 5ft10 and not a muscle man! Once delivered, I parked it on folded carpet and let it carefully drop down onto its engine bars to make sure I could lift it up again on my own....remarkably easy once you know how and worth making sure you can do it on your own just in case. Huge amount of storage in the panniers and touring box with original fit bags too. Sat nav easily updated, no less than three charging points (one inside the rear box), excellent mobile phone integration (with its own storage compartment in the dash), cruise control and very decent standard multi-speaker system. The only thing I haven't used is the integrated CB radio (no longer fitted to current models due to the prevalence of aforementioned mobile phones etc). The only thing I would add is Apple CarPlay as fitted to the latest versions but I'm being picky now.

Brakes very good and handles very well for such a heavy bike, it does have its limits with that weight, but never slid from me yet and I do not hang about on it. Super comfy seat, My wife just loves it, pretty sure i heard her snoring a few times.

Torque galore from the 107 Milwaukee 8 engine, love it coming out of bends and opening it up, pulls very well. We are always two up.

Always starts, slow starter as they all are, but sounds cool as it does it. Never had any issues, no warranty work needed as I write.

Averages about 40, would get more if I was easier on it, but with all that torque you can help yourself but to pin it, even two up, pulls like a freight train. Tank range varies, from 220 to near 300 miles depending on yer wrist. £269 for the 5000 mile service, not done it yet. Bike only at 4400. Every 5000 miles you service, no time limit I believe.

All the toys, cruise, sat nav, heated grips are simply superb, 1 is enough for me, goes up to 5 or 6 i believe. Very comfy standard seat. Music system sounds excellent, can still hear it at 60. Needs a reverse gear, no reason not to have one with a bike at this weight.