{"id":8440,"date":"2024-07-24T17:31:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/2024-harley-davidson-road-king-special\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T17:31:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T17:31:44","slug":"2024-harley-davidson-road-king-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/2024-harley-davidson-road-king-special\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Harley-Davidson Road King Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"margin_vertical embed\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:nullpx\" class=\"gallery | margin_lg relative\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<nav class=\"toolbar | container_row flex margin_sm_xs padding_bottom_xs padding_top_0 padding_horizontal padding_horizontal_0--desktop width_full\"><button class=\"pointer galleryButton margin_right padding_0\" aria-label=\"Full Screen\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"bold color_blue fa fa-expand\"\/><span class=\"label | bold color_blue margin_left_xs pointer\">Full Screen<\/span><\/button><span class=\"container_row flex\"><button class=\"pointer hidden_mobile galleryButton\" aria-label=\"Autoplay\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"bold color_blue fa fa-play\"\/><span class=\"label | bold color_blue margin_left_xs pointer\">Autoplay<\/span><\/button><span class=\"spinner_container margin_left_xs false\"><span class=\"spinner\"\/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"photo_index | align_right bold text\"><span class=\"margin_right\">1 \/ 6<\/span><i class=\"bold color_light_gray fa fa-caret-left margin_left_sm pointer\"\/><i class=\"bold color_black fa fa-caret-right margin_left_sm pointer\"\/><\/span><\/nav>\n<div class=\"galleryContainer\">\n<figure class=\"photos | absolute height_full width_full\"><button aria-label=\"change-photo\" class=\"navigation | absolute_right background_transparent button container_column flex height_full padding_horizontal transparent width_half \" name=\"right\" tabindex=\"0\"><i class=\"color_white fa fa-angle-right foreground_near absolute_right margin_right\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"background_black height_full width_full flex align_items_center justify_center margin_bottom_1\">\n<figure class=\"width_full height_full\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/h0bjvtfPRt1zrWpHPyRHxIGk4L0=\/200x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/66WCJK4QIJA7VD2MKQBCIBY4WA.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption | align_left padding_bottom_xs padding_horizontal padding_horizontal_0--desktop width_full  false padding_top_0\" style=\"bottom:0\"><span class=\"bold color_light container_row flex font_secondary hidden\"><span class=\"background_dim_dark padding_horizontal_sm padding_vertical_xxs border_curved_top_right_5 flex container_row align_items_center\"><span>Caption<\/span><i class=\"color_white fa fa-caret-down margin_left_xs  \"\/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"color_black  font_secondary spaced\"><span class=\"article_image_caption\">The 2024 Harley-Davidson Road King Special.<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credit color_gray\">Harley-Davidson<\/span><\/span><span style=\"visibility:hidden\">The Road King Special\u2019s elemental styling is a departure from the original Road King, which more closely resembles the Heritage Classic in the current H-D lineup.<\/span><\/figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/PZKK32SD5VCXPBYCIDDHG2V2GM.jpg\" class=\"photo | hidden transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"content\">\n<h2 class=\"heading | margin_centered bold\">2024 Harley-Davidson Road King Special Overview<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"margin_vertical\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | margin_bottom_lg margin_centered\">In 1994, Harley-Davidson introduced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iEbWfBXX0Oo\" rel=\"noopener\">the first Road King<\/a>\u2014the FLHR Electra Glide Road King, more precisely. Although it was a 1950s-inspired tourer like the Electra Glide Sport, which it effectively replaced, it was also stripped-back: Nixing the fairing, stereo, tour trunk, backrest, and cruise control made it 73 pounds lighter than the Ultra Classic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding_vertical embed\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"undefined padding_bottom\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/h0bjvtfPRt1zrWpHPyRHxIGk4L0=\/200x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/66WCJK4QIJA7VD2MKQBCIBY4WA.jpg\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 border_dotted_bottom \"><span>The 2024 Harley-Davidson Road King Special.<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs&#10;             \">Harley-Davidson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin_vertical\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | margin_bottom_lg margin_centered\">Thirty years later, the Road King is still a stripped-back tourer, though thanks to modern technology and modern tastes, it\u2019s both <i>way<\/i> more loaded (rider aids! cruise control!) and way more utilitarian (bon voyage, chrome trim!). If the original Road King looked like the kind of Harley your Sunday school teacher would ride, the 2024 Road King Special puts that image as far in the rearview mirror as air suspension and rubber-mounted Evos. The Road King uses a Milwaukee-Eight 114 engine, producing a claimed 95 hp at 5,020 rpm and 122 lb.-ft. of torque at 2,750 rpm. It comes standard with ABS and linked braking, but can be optioned with lean-angle sensitive ABS, traction control, and drag-torque slip control, as well as vehicle hold control, and tire pressure monitoring. Its hard saddlebags feature one-touch opening and have a claimed 2.5 cubic feet of capacity (nearly 71 liters).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin_vertical\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | margin_bottom_lg margin_centered\">In the sea of faired tourers in H-D\u2019s Grand American Touring lineup, the Road King Special continues to make a statement. It\u2019s sort of the naked bike of baggers. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cycleworld.com\/ten-best-motorcycles-2017\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Back in 2017 we even named it to the <i>CW<\/i> Ten Best list<\/a>, saying, \u201cWe picked the Road King Special here for being the absolutely coolest bike with bags to ever roll down American highways.\u201d Since then, it\u2019s even been updated to keep up with the times. Way cooler than your Sunday school teacher\u2019s King, right?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding_vertical embed\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"undefined padding_bottom\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/aq-R7RRU0VZ3Se4W00gDTHhUH68=\/200x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/PZKK32SD5VCXPBYCIDDHG2V2GM.jpg\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 border_dotted_bottom \"><span>The Road King Special\u2019s elemental styling is a departure from the original Road King, which more closely resembles the Heritage Classic in the current H-D lineup.<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs&#10;             \">Harley-Davidson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"content\">\n<h2 class=\"heading | margin_centered bold\">2024 Harley-Davidson Road King Special Pricing and Variants<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"margin_vertical\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | margin_bottom_lg margin_centered\">The 2024 Road King Special starts at $24,999 for the Billiard Gray color scheme. Additional colors cost from between $500 and $700.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding_vertical embed\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"undefined padding_bottom\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/Ejw1f4UKDP_q8HTCtEeSxnZ9PCs=\/200x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/PCSPTX374VDU3NSA7XDZYT5Q2A.jpg\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 border_dotted_bottom \"><span>The Road King\u2019s low rear suspension, stretched-out silhouette, and mini-ape handlebars give it what H-D calls a hot-rod aesthetic.<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs&#10;             \">Harley-Davidson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"content\">\n<h2 class=\"heading | margin_centered bold\">2024 Harley-Davidson Road King Special Competition<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content\">\n<h2 class=\"heading | margin_centered bold\">2024 Harley-Davidson Road King Special News and Reviews<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"content\">\n<h2 class=\"heading | margin_centered bold\">2024 Harley-Davidson Road King Special Claimed Specs<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"padding_vertical embed\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"tg-wrap\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>MSRP:<\/td>\n<td>Starting at $24,999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Engine:<\/td>\n<td>45-degree V-twin; 4 valves\/cyl.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Displacement:<\/td>\n<td>114ci (1,868cc)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bore x Stroke:<\/td>\n<td>102.0 x 114.3mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Compression Ratio:<\/td>\n<td>10.5:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Transmission\/Final Drive:<\/td>\n<td>6-speed\/belt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fuel Delivery:<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Clutch:<\/td>\n<td>Wet, multiplate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Frame:<\/td>\n<td>Tubular steel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Front Suspension:<\/td>\n<td>49mm dual bending valve; 4.6 in. travel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rear Suspension:<\/td>\n<td>Low-height shock, preload adjustable; 2.1 in. travel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Front Brake:<\/td>\n<td>4-piston caliper, 300mm discs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rear Brake:<\/td>\n<td>4-piston caliper, 300mm disc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wheels, Front\/Rear:<\/td>\n<td>Cast; 19 in. \/ 18 in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tires, Front\/Rear:<\/td>\n<td>Dunlop Harley-Davidson Series; 130\/60-19 \/ 180\/55-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rake\/Trail:<\/td>\n<td>26.0\u00b0\/6.9 in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wheelbase:<\/td>\n<td>64.0 in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ground Clearance:<\/td>\n<td>4.9 in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Seat Height:<\/td>\n<td>27.4 in.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fuel Capacity:<\/td>\n<td>6.0 gal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wet Weight:<\/td>\n<td>807 lb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Contact:<\/td>\n<td>harley-davidson.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding_vertical embed\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"undefined padding_bottom\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/fqrxQUiFIahj5wi_DKOifamhptw=\/200x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/4WHWF5FE5JASPBFH35E2SFJVUA.jpg\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 border_dotted_bottom \"><span>The Red Rock color adds $650 to the base price.<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs&#10;             \">Harley-Davidson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding_vertical embed\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"undefined padding_bottom\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/PmDaLuNCrwM_NcaE3MAC4YACNo8=\/200x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/ID3ZRIRPMBFPNATDWBUVI4OLMM.jpg\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 border_dotted_bottom \"><span>Spartan passenger accommodations accentuate the Road King\u2019s pared-back style.<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs&#10;             \">Harley-Davidson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding_vertical embed\">\n<section class=\"content\">\n<figure class=\"undefined padding_bottom\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/McTpEInWUBJDShmsGOwEYM-GmFU=\/200x0\/smart\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/64KTFROSN5CBZNRGOZLAC4NFL4.jpg\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 border_dotted_bottom \"><span>Choosing Vivid Black adds $500 to the base price.<\/span><span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs&#10; 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