New 2023 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Highway King & Fast Johnnie ST Models Announced!

[@no101]

Leave it to harley to sell you the same bike with a new paint job for 5k more, while also selling you the same bike from 30 years ago.

[@Heavywall70]

If they sold us the bike from 30 years ago we’d be happy. Pre twin-cam, pre magneti marelli, and certainly pre M8 I’d kill for a 93’ Springer or FatBoy.

[@no101]

@@Heavywall70 i wish they would start up the sporty 750 line again and along with a 600 model. Build them to be sporty like the old flat track bikes. Keep the old track styling but try to dump as much weight as possible by using more modern light weight material and tune them for speed rather then torque. Then level the pricing somewhere around 8-10k.

[@Stickybutton]

Just uglier. 😅

[@MrYamaha413]

and they look ugly for 2023

[@nomadenview]

@@MrYamaha413 psstttt.... Don't tell truth... Just Let Harley fans sleep in their delusion......

[@rodleithner7931]

Just left Harley of Valpo Indiana and the had one on the showroom floor the red one #683 of 750. What a scoot. So old school cooooool!!!!!!!!

[@MarkR973]

I have not seen it in person yet but I put a $1000 deposit down on the red one from the local dealer who will receive it in June, here in jersey.., their selling it at msrp. Does it look more purple, red, pink in color? Please share? Thanks

[@shortfilms5296]

What’s funny is I just saw the Fast Johnnie today in person, and said “that looks like an old school muscle car!”

[@GaryJohnWalker1]

Ha ha - Fast Johnnie! Two minutes of fun then long term regret?

[@nickbasiliou5744]

Looks cool, I like it more than the Revival. Dual seat options would be limited, or annoying to change.

[@ml2799]

If I could, I’d buy them all! 🍻🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@Isha048]

That Highway King is wonderful, and orange is even better than red, in my opinion of course. The price is... meh! I don't like much many Harley Davidsons models, because the front of many of them is so huge that it looks like a piece of a car. I love models like Fat Bob and now, the Highway King. Thanks for the video!

[@donniebaker5984]

My first harley was a 1968 FLH electra glide in blue .i bought in the year of 1979. It was a trade in at the honda shop where i was already an employee for the last four years .and i dont see one in this collection in blue ..over all the trim is the same as the 1968 which is pretty cool ... The replicas of king of the baggers are awesome...kyle wyman demode one on track and it was only a few seconds under his factory sponsored race unit ...i like the blue one with the white racing stipes that is 1968 camaro z/28 blue that had those same white wide racing stripes .. not real crazy about the new big twin engines still having a chain driving the cam ..and for around $3k you can go to all gear drive with a billet cam plate from Fueling and the cam from S&S ....one time a co- worker said his brother worked at foundry in Chicago that made only flywheels and connecting rods. Half of all they made were shiped to the harley davidson factory and the other half were shiped to S&S ...true story ..so this little tid bit of info should end all arguments about quality ...that both companies allow to rage on ! BTW ! I overhauled my first harley not knowing what you can get away with ..so i sort of went to extremes with a complete new bottom end assembly and top end assembly with the flywheels assembled and no conrods installed and set up with ZERO runout in took everything to the Precision Balance Company of Indianapolis , indiana and allowed them to do their voodoo on the fly wheels and you get a spec sheet of the weights of every piece to the gram and then you have to take the flywheels apart to in stall the conrods and then you have to ZERO the crank runout again or you will be wasting your time and money already ..spent lucky for me i was working with an engine builder who was dedicated to seeing this project through and spent the time to ZERO out the crankshaft flywheels to ZERO twice that is not eazy to do..but the results paid off ..i ended up with a 74 cu.in. engine + 0.010" over that old harley riders probably would not care to ride ...the rumble and vibration was gone . .it was more like a honda shadow only much smoother through out the rev range with a noticable increase in power .to co-workers at the honda shop challenged me to a simultaneous drag race for a distance of around a 1/4 mile ..one on a 1979 honda CB750F Super Sport 4into1. Kerker Tuned Header , Carbs jetted , 4 individual K&N air filters with built in velocity stacks and a one tooth smaller transmission output shaft drive sprocket .. the other rider was on a 1972 triumph 650 tiger parallel twin that was like new low miles all original that the owner had bought out from under me from the same honda dealer we bought worked for ..seems as i was test riding the tiger against mikey on his new PE 250 suzuki claim he could beat me up and back to jerry mace motocross track and flat track as i won hands down no contest for the 300 pound very fast tiger that do the ton and much more on dirt ..that while i was out screaming the shit out of my buddy paid the boss $500 bucks cash for it ...i paid the boss $1500 for the hog and put another $1500 into the engine but back to our little three man drag race to all of our surprises my very 1$t harley beat the shit out of both the honda and the triumph ..go figure that one as i still dont believe it myself but it was pitiful as they didnt have a snowball chance it hell...i not only got the hole shot the old hog kept gaining distance on the honda and the triumph ...besides the balance job i had already replaced the cam with a low profile andrew "A" grind that was way less lift and duration than the stock FLH cam that was harley's wildest in 1968 ...but i did grind out the intake ports a bunch and the intake manifold to match a huge andrew adjustable main jet carburator ..and port and polished out the exhaust ports with two muffled shorty duals then took it out on I-70 pinned the locked throttle and reached down and turned out the andrews adjustable main jet for the best top end to oh wow its fast and left it there before i raced the boys might have had something to with it plus they ask me at what rpm i would be operating the engine for best balance of which i had no idea about such things and told them at indy to set it for 7000 rpm and install andrews solid lifters ! Hehe ..just the other day of about 40 years later i seen my old '68 electra glide in blue ..brought tears to my eyes ..it was in the shop were it began life and no longer blue as i would of never recognized it ...rattle can flat black no chrome no nothing but full of dents and road rash and road rage a complete rat bike with a big huge S&S sidewinder carb with a big S&S velocity stack to match and about 6 inch long homemade drag pipes ...plum pathetic looking ..thats when the son of the owner who had work so hard with me to build it says to me "what did you and dad to to this thing to make it so fast " as it still had the original built motor me and big jack of "the shop" on poplar st. In terre haute ,indiana put together 40 years ago ...and here's the kid asking me what big jack who had already past away did and me to make it so fast ? I just stood there in shock and aw that it was still running after being owned by the 4th owner all gearheaded millennials who dont know harleys have a limit ...and said nothing

[@UncleWally3]

Aside from t-shirts and nostalgia, HD should also sell lipstick.

[@nomadenview]

Bahahahaahahahahahaha thats true.... And don't forget sell underwear....

[@donniebaker5984]

why ? are you gay ?

[@donniebaker5984]

72 comments all from critics of the brand . Most of which in there comments says they have never own one or ridden on one ....and it cant be the price anymore with sport bike costing as much or more for 2023 ....base price of a honda gold wing @ $33,000 is a bit pricey vs nicely equiped harley baggers starting at $20k and the most you will pay loaded is still under $30k unless you are demannding you will only ride exotic harleys of the Custom Vehicle Operations division call CVO between $20k - $70k that even matt laidlaw of hd of southern cal hd said can be a rip off but the elite who buy them dont care as long as its got the cvo logo

[@markmcintosh7095]

I saw the orange Highway Glide and it looks great to me. The seat is not comfortable for me so I would have to get a Corbin. I really want it but your just paying for the paint job.

[@donniebaker5984]

then buy a goldwing they start out at only $33,000 dollars cheap !

[@danthechippie4439]

Am I right in saying that harley loaded the highway king or let's face it (road king) with all the safety equipment available from stock but left all the lights with hallagon bulbs??

[@Helmigurt]

I think that’s on purpose for the retro look. Every other Harley has full LED for years now.

[@donniebaker5984]

those are led's idiot ..by the way abs is standard that you will pay extra for abs on a goldwing

[@khaaleliilighntingcoronado9009]

People know what they get with a Harley, bike enthusiasts can’t act surprised. I own 2 Harley’s and I enjoy them for the sound and the customization done to the ones I have. Is Harley the best motorcycle brand, absolutely not but it’s the brand for me and my style. Yamahas are some of the best bikes in my opinion, I don’t care how cheap people say they feel or look, Yamaha is badass and of course Indian is top tier motorcycle brand over Harley

[@robertplank6284]

There are so many bad motorcycle channels! Yours is a breath of fresh air amongst all the trash channels. There are channels that show a picture and use a computer generated narration!

[@gwheat2364]

Is there a HD edition Breitling out yet?

[@mmorlan1481]

If there was , it would be last centuries model , at next centuries prices .

[@briantrumpower8108]

Why do so many complain of 'Old bikes' or 'old tech' with Harley? This same guys go nuts for retro bikes for every other manufacturer. Harley is not old tech. That's like saying a Dodge Challenger is old tech. These simpletons haven't a lick of sense. And For at least the last 40 years all I've heard is Harley needs to change, or they'll soon go out of business. Yet, here they are. Still.

[@donniebaker5984]

The millennials think that pushrod overhead engines are obsolete technology although the new zo6 corvettes have a v8 ohv two valve pushrod engine of a designed back in the early 1950's by russian emigrate who defected from the ussr that gm some 70 years later is still using the same basic design of a ohv engine of yesterday proving well beyond todays critics are just plain stupid and ignorant to make comments about anything mechanical and manly .

[@briantrumpower8108]

@@donniebaker5984 Thank you.

[@YosafatNugraha]

It's cute that Harley is celebrating their history by trying to sell you old bikes, while their business model is literally selling old bikes.

[@IanTheEarlobe]

I ride a Triumph 1200 2022 because I wanted an old looking bike that has modern tech. Harleys are for guys that WANT the bike to be and feel old but have 0 km on the clock. And to be fair tons of harleys on the used market with 200,000 -300,000km on the clock. While they're old the engine seem to keep on chugging. I don't know why you're complaining. You're clearly not harley's target customer.

[@YosafatNugraha]

@@IanTheEarlobe I understand if you want bikes that feel old and have old tech. But at that price point? At this point people who buy harleys are in it because of nostalgia factor or because they don't understand their money's worth. Future price for old tech.

[@bulthaosen1169]

@@IanTheEarlobe then they should come with old price tag too.

[@nomadenview]

@@IanTheEarlobe and you're not a Harley riders too.... Lmao....

[@donniebaker5984]

do you even own a motorcycle?

[@10triumphs]

Don’t understand why the icons are $26,999 in the US and in the UK £32,000????

[@nicomonkeyboy]

Fast Johnny??!! Is this 1st April! They do know their customers are fast dying off, right?

[@ZZ-st6dt]

Motobob really that's the name you picked dude?

[@delmonti]

...if Homer Simpson made motorcycles

[@artvertex4152]

Same old bike with new price. No Bronx nor Pan America 975… Looks like they are planning to bleed their old core customer dry before move on.

[@THEREALZENFORCE]

Harley Davidson is like Omega Watches, making "special" editions of the same models over and over again won't make the brand more appealing to new customers. We want modern bikes from Harley with revolution max engines : a 1250 engine naked bike like the Bronx (150hp-160hp), a 975 engine medium size smaller Pan America like adventure bike, a 975 scrambler (100hp max), a 1250 revolution max Low Rider S (150hp), a 1250 revolution max super charged cruiser with Vrod custom looks (200hp) with a 240 tire, all with 6 axis IMU, cornering ABS, traction control, ride by wire ride modes, inscreen navigation (round screen), 320mm brembo stylema dual brakes.

[@nomadenview]

Old tech and overpriced

[@Alex_mkII]

Harley should have saved the 'Fast Johnnie' name for their upcoming line of chromed out mobility scoots.....

[@life360z]

Hi Bob make a new video about Basic tools for super bikes

[@donniebaker5984]

why dont you learn how to adjust your valves so you wont burn out your head in 30k

[@maxd3028]

Can Harley make a bike with a Japanese reliability and less weight?

[@artvertex4152]

They can. They just refuse to make it. The new Rev Max engine is actually awesome.

[@NBMBC40]

Great video Rob, but HD nope not for me I'm afraid they really need to do something major with ther business model before they go bust.

[@bobz1736]

Nice one, Bob ! It's a big no from me. Overpriced, over weight, faux Americana....

[@robedmunds7163]

Just too much money, like a Rolex they are worth less than half what they ask and is nothing new really tech wise.

[@fourteenfour1]

I find the two Highway King bikes to be very nice looking machines and a good homage to their legacy, I would have loved if they could have found a way to recreate the seats from then as well. I would have preferred tubeless tires, spoke rims can be designed to support them As for the Fast Johnnie bikes, the colors do absolutely nothing for me and that logo reminds me of Alf

[@donniebaker5984]

the new pan american has tubeless tires on spoke rims just exactly like a BMW ! two bad you know nothing about harleys

[@THX5000]

I just watched a video on how terrible the HD dealership buying experience is. It's like they are actively trying to destroy their customer base like Bud Light.

[@cg1288]

I would have bought a Harley on about 3 occasions in the past five years or so. I gave them a chance, but on all 3 occasions, I ended up just walking out. Terrible experiences every time.

[@williambalyx1053]

@@cg1288 was longtime Kawasaki rider, same thing to say about the last 3 dealers i went into, no help, no hello, nothing, sad.

[@donniebaker5984]

So is this your own opinion or do you have enough intelligence to prove your personal accusations with examples and facts as that is never the case of all the dealers of indy and the wabash valley in the history of harley dealers so enlighten us of those to avoid

[@donniebaker5984]

​@@cg1288terrible what, you or them and if them did you report your bad experience to the company as you are given that option ..? I didnt think so ..

[@donniebaker5984]

​@@williambalyx1053again they will always be that way unless you make your complaints to the company ..harley has been on a 10year long champagne weeding out low sales mom and pop harley shops just like honda did in the 1970 when i first hired on with honda.. the goal today harley has is million dollar dealerships next to an interstate that passes through their town and out of around 2000 franchised dealerships today most have complied to the new polices and at million dollar harley shops i find the employees rather more than helpful trying to keep their jobs vs your B.S.

[@glenner8209]

Why in the world 🌎 would they have a brit doing the talking ? Then they run the text so ya can't see the bikes. Great idea, hope the bikes are built better than the sale promotion is thought out.. good luck.

[@stevenkelby2169]

What's a Harley Davidson? Is that some historical /vintage bike or something?

[@williambalyx1053]

something you could never handle or afford

[@stevenkelby2169]

@@williambalyx1053 Ah, Ow! Oh no! My feelings! You hurt my feelings! 😂

[@williambalyx1053]

@@stevenkelby2169 not surprised

[@nomadenview]

@@stevenkelby2169 I love your sarcasm.....

[@BugManRides]

Fast Johnnie RG ST looks the treat.. would love that bike except for one huge and ugly fatal flaw. That stupid Snorkel hanging off the right side of the motor.

[@I_am_archie]

I see

[@thierryfaquet7405]

Yay more crazy overpriced metal

[@maxd3028]

LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂 criminal!

[@nomadenview]

Overpriced and prehistoric technology

[@cpuuk]

If the price of these bikes doesn't bankrupt the owner, to cost of chrome cleaner will ;-)

[@steveparish9210]

Electra glide s look great money wise plenty of coke dealers out there, hear the weigh 850 pounds though yikes!

[@user-KrackerJack]

For what 60k after all their fees attached ? Either way I'm sure it's overpriced

[@paullacey2999]

Gorgeous but overpriced....

[@jefferybeining-oy2eu]

Way overpriced. Just for paint no No radio can't ride two people too much money

[@antoniolosito8431]

E la prima vera Harley Davidson che mi piace!!! Le Harley degli ultimi anni sono veramente brutte si sono impegnati a rovinare le loro linee di produzione......

[@GamersJoyRide]

So Fast Johnnie is only colors? Nothing fast about it in engine? 😂😂 Just Harley things.

[@breakfast00club..11]

Harley is for 🌈 pride. Bud light and Harley is the same . Harvard Woke Trans is now the marketing team. Haha. If you are Gay buy a Harley❤❤❤ if you are a Man and love woman ride Ducati

[@UrR2KBA]

Can you get it without the pig? It totally ruins an otherwise nice looking bike.

[@jamessouthworth1699]

So, the only thing that makes them special is the number that were produced and nothing about the bike itself? Oh, wait , theres a tank badge and an inflated price😒. Sounds like a scam.

[@mariomartinic9247]

32K?!? few days ago ppl were talking 27K which is more than enough 🤦

[@bobberdaddy]

Bandits, no wonder they are wearing masks!!