I Love my new 2022 vivid black!. Just past 900 miles, I Like it a whole lot better than my recent past 2 street glides and my ultra!. I think it handles way better, more power, speed and i can see the road way better too!. I wont go back to a full fairing bike again!!. The best thing i did was install the front fork wind deflectors, Cuts out the wind flow comming up from under the windsheild and hitting me square in the face.. What a difference!!.
Beautiful motorcycle. I was very impressed with the ride. Would like to know if there is any difference in the real suspension between the Road King and the Street Glide. Wahoo!
@@forgottenmotorcycles Your Q... Answer YES!, The Road King has 1 inch longer shocks. The Street glides, Road glides and Ultras all have 1" shorter shocks, Basically to give them a lowered, cool look... Thats why I believe the Road King Handles better, The bike is more evened up from front to back. Also it's not carrying all that foward excess dead weight, Like not just the fairing, but radio, speakers, instramatation that are further forward and up high, And making the Center of gravity worse. Other wise their all the same bike/frame from the triple tree back.. Last, The left rear shock is where you make the load adjustment. When i picked my bike up new at the dealer it was set all the way to the bottom or near zero and didn't know it. What a rough 30 mile ride home. felt like the bike was bottoming out!. I Turned up the knob to 10 and what a difference!. Smooth! I think it goes to 20 in the adjustment range.. Last, why pay 30K+ for all that extra crap and weight ya don't need. I love this bike!..
@@crockett11000 I really enjoyed riding this one. Very smooth and plenty of power too. At this point it's my favorite large frame Harley. Today we take the street glide for a run.
It is still the best looking bike Harley makes! I have a 22 RKS. Didn’t want to be married to a bulky fairing. It is hard to justify the RK now when you can get the fancy new liquid head cooled 117 and other SG and RG updates for like 2K more than a RK. It’s the RK’s 30th Anniversary and not a peep from HD about it. But for riders like me that don’t want to be married to a big fairing and don’t care about being a king of the baggers wannabe and don’t want to be the 100th SG or RG to roll up to bike night and don’t care about the fancy screen, still a place for the RK. And its roots go way back to the Duo Glides and Electra Glides of the 60’s. It’s what you think of when you think Harley.
I’ve had 6 Harleys, RoadGlides, ElectraGlides, my ‘05 Road King is the bomb. Great handling and lots of fun even though it has the stock 88ci motor. Just an awesome Bike.
I'm blessed to own 3 motorcycles. I love my Street Glide and its such a fun bike to ride, and travel with. BUT, I love the simplicity of my Road King and ability to see the road in front of me minus a fairing. When I want a sore back and rattled teeth, I take out my 83 shovelhead, LOL
2022 Harley in their infinite wisdom, decided to go up in size with the wheels…. The bigger the wheels (the less tire sidewall you have) , the less suspension you have… glad I bought the 2019… yes, it’s actually got tires on it😂
I've got a 1999 first year twin cam Road King standard...& mine was built in 1998 & first sold in September of '98, which makes it one of the first of the first TC 88s out there...factory two tone Laser Red Pearl w/Vivid Black...still running good & traveling the highway at 24 years old...of the 3 Harleys I've owned over the years, this one has been the most dependable...certainly hasn't been trouble free, but it hasn't been troublesome either...even my '08 CVO Electra Glide had more problems than this one...one of the best riding motorcycles I've ever had too...certainly built for putting miles of highway behind you....when it's not eating a crank position sensor...Lol!
I'll be posting ride vids with it soon, but I'm still trying to work out some audio issues before I can start moto-vlogging...I sold the CVO a couple years ago...it was all for the best...thing always had something going wrong with it...🖖🏿😎👍🏿
Fell ass over teakettle in love with the vivid black and gauntlet gray. Fabulous motorcycle. I upgraded with Custom Dynamics Adaptive LED Headlight and passing lights, ProBEAM LED turn signals, and LED brake light with the Triple Play module. Later added the LED fog lights with the amber lens. Put Rinehart 4” slip-ons to round things out.
Nice review. I traded my 2010 Street Glide in on a 2020 Road King Standard in Stone Washed White Pearl. Love it. It's all we need with great visibility, and excellent power. Doing a suspension upgrade soon, however to Wilburs. Would recommend to anyone.
Love the Road King, best handling of the big bikes for sure. Has great looks, visibility and so smooth too. It's one of the few bikes out there that I like in white. Congratulations! What is Wilburs?
It’s absolutely Beautiful!! I just bought my first Harley at 56. I thought I was gonna jump on a Road Glide and ride away, Haa Haa. I ended up getting a used Sport Glide which was a much better starting Harley for me. A couple years experience and I’ll get on a big dog! I love mine which also has the 107. Sweet Engine.
Harley Davidson has done some really nice upgrades with the newer Road Kings. In contrast, I have an old Road King that I will not part with anytime soon in the foreseeable future. The Harley Davidson Road King is one of the most elegant, stylish and archetypical Harley Davidson motorcycles ever produced and forever etched in HD's rich history of motorcycle designs. The Road King is the personification of a Harley Davidson icon. Road King stands supreme and has no equal. Those select riders who own one are indeed privileged. I own a 2003 Road King Classic, 100-Year Anniversary Edition, with the Screaming Eagle engine upgrade from an 88 V-Twin to a 95. The fast producing torque and sound is exhilarating. My Road King with its original anniversary Two-Tone Sterling Silver and Vivid Black paint colors stands out. The commemorative medallions seen throughout this ride's sculpted design adds to its nostalgia, mystique, and exclusivity.
Fuzzy Biker, if my biker buds see this review, and, spot me visually "drooling" at the Road King Standard-especially in the midnight crimson, they'd be dragging my butt to the dealership, and, treating me to it-all pimped out-to boot! Great video presentation, nice work! Doug🏍️🧸🐻👍
@@forgottenmotorcycles don't get ANY idea of contacting my buds, and, showing them this video and text action! I know them well, and, they'd be all over the very idea of The Road King Standard in mid-night crimson under my butt! What's scary is:they wouldn't hesitate to have a leather riding out-fit custom made for me, to match!😵😱 Doug, maybe I'm a glutton for punishment-I hope they DO see it! I want to see if they react how I think they will!
I love Road Kings, I have two, but I'm very sad they quit making the classic Road King. I have driven my across country a couple of times with no issues and very comfortable.
Love that RK. This Standard RK was so smooth, easy going and fun to ride. Excellent visibility and ultra low center of gravity. Possibly my favorite HD. Wahoo!
Yep best bike they HAD. Its gone, no longer selling it. I don't understand what they are doing, or thinking. Maybe its a way to get people in the Pan America?
Love it and it's the big twin I would get but unfortunately the big twins are too large and heavy for me at 5'6'' and 135 lbs. Will stick to my Sportser 1200 Low (with lots of chrome) for now and possibly a Dyna or older Softail in the future.
Only complaint in the tiny grey info bar on the guage. I understand its trying to be old school but wow it looks terrible like an old timex watch. It could have the same gauge layout as the Slim or Heritage and still get away with being old school
I agree, but the only thing it's missing is production....they're no longer made! The current Road King Special is an insult and a joke. It don't ride anything like a Road King. You feel every bump in the road when riding Harley's current poor excuse for a Road King. Harley built a cheaper bike and charges far more than it's worth. Fewer and fewer guys in their 50s and 60s are buying big twins, so Harley is appealing to the younger riders who have no want of anything with a traditional classic look. End of an era. Enjoy your ride. The Classic was the best of all Road King models.
Not fairing.....windshield. My 2011 RK has more of a beach bar (which is stock). I do not like the new RK special crash bar, nor the lack of Chrome. Also, without the highway lights it just blends into the rest of the HD bikes.
Road King has always been my favorite Harley. Great bikes
I was very impressed by it. Great bike. Wahoo!
ROAD KING: Best bike harley makes why i own one
They are very nice. Hoping to ride the Road King Limited very soon!
I Love my new 2022 vivid black!. Just past 900 miles, I Like it a whole lot better than my recent past 2 street glides and my ultra!. I think it handles way better, more power, speed and i can see the road way better too!. I wont go back to a full fairing bike again!!. The best thing i did was install the front fork wind deflectors, Cuts out the wind flow comming up from under the windsheild and hitting me square in the face.. What a difference!!.
Beautiful motorcycle. I was very impressed with the ride. Would like to know if there is any difference in the real suspension between the Road King and the Street Glide. Wahoo!
@@forgottenmotorcycles Your Q... Answer YES!, The Road King has 1 inch longer shocks. The Street glides, Road glides and Ultras all have 1" shorter shocks, Basically to give them a lowered, cool look... Thats why I believe the Road King Handles better, The bike is more evened up from front to back. Also it's not carrying all that foward excess dead weight, Like not just the fairing, but radio, speakers, instramatation that are further forward and up high, And making the Center of gravity worse. Other wise their all the same bike/frame from the triple tree back.. Last, The left rear shock is where you make the load adjustment. When i picked my bike up new at the dealer it was set all the way to the bottom or near zero and didn't know it. What a rough 30 mile ride home. felt like the bike was bottoming out!. I Turned up the knob to 10 and what a difference!. Smooth! I think it goes to 20 in the adjustment range.. Last, why pay 30K+ for all that extra crap and weight ya don't need. I love this bike!..
@@crockett11000 I really enjoyed riding this one. Very smooth and plenty of power too. At this point it's my favorite large frame Harley. Today we take the street glide for a run.
It is still the best looking bike Harley makes! I have a 22 RKS. Didn’t want to be married to a bulky fairing. It is hard to justify the RK now when you can get the fancy new liquid head cooled 117 and other SG and RG updates for like 2K more than a RK. It’s the RK’s 30th Anniversary and not a peep from HD about it. But for riders like me that don’t want to be married to a big fairing and don’t care about being a king of the baggers wannabe and don’t want to be the 100th SG or RG to roll up to bike night and don’t care about the fancy screen, still a place for the RK. And its roots go way back to the Duo Glides and Electra Glides of the 60’s. It’s what you think of when you think Harley.
Agreed 👍
I’ve had 6 Harleys, RoadGlides, ElectraGlides, my ‘05 Road King is the bomb. Great handling and lots of fun even though it has the stock 88ci motor. Just an awesome Bike.
Road Kings is a fabulous bike and the 88 is an awesome engine. Wahoo!
RK on my bucket list! Beautiful.
It's so good!
I own a 2015 Road king police with the 103 high output and I love it!!
Fabulous motorcycles!
Beautiful bike fuzzy dude.
Long live chrome🤘
Love the Chrome. Wahoo!
I'm blessed to own 3 motorcycles. I love my Street Glide and its such a fun bike to ride, and travel with. BUT, I love the simplicity of my Road King and ability to see the road in front of me minus a fairing. When I want a sore back and rattled teeth, I take out my 83 shovelhead, LOL
The road king really is something special, isn't it? It's right at the top of my list of Harley's.
2022 Harley in their infinite wisdom, decided to go up in size with the wheels…. The bigger the wheels (the less tire sidewall you have) , the less suspension you have… glad I bought the 2019… yes, it’s actually got tires on it😂
I think the earlier one had even smaller wheels. Great bike.
Great review. I have the exact same bike and with your findings. It is a wonderful introduction to Harley's (my first in 35+ years of riding).
A truly beautiful motorcycle with a great ride and excellent visibility.. not to mention the power :-)
I ride an older Electra Glide but the Road King is my favorite Harley. Just a classic beauty!
Both are great bikes. Love the large HD's. Hope to ride a lot more when the weather gets better. Wahoo!
I've got a 1999 first year twin cam Road King standard...& mine was built in 1998 & first sold in September of '98, which makes it one of the first of the first TC 88s out there...factory two tone Laser Red Pearl w/Vivid Black...still running good & traveling the highway at 24 years old...of the 3 Harleys I've owned over the years, this one has been the most dependable...certainly hasn't been trouble free, but it hasn't been troublesome either...even my '08 CVO Electra Glide had more problems than this one...one of the best riding motorcycles I've ever had too...certainly built for putting miles of highway behind you....when it's not eating a crank position sensor...Lol!
Watched a few of your Road King vids. Great bike but I'm a sucker for red. Nice CVO too. Wahoo!
I'll be posting ride vids with it soon, but I'm still trying to work out some audio issues before I can start moto-vlogging...I sold the CVO a couple years ago...it was all for the best...thing always had something going wrong with it...🖖🏿😎👍🏿
Fell ass over teakettle in love with the vivid black and gauntlet gray. Fabulous motorcycle. I upgraded with Custom Dynamics Adaptive LED Headlight and passing lights, ProBEAM LED turn signals, and LED brake light with the Triple Play module. Later added the LED fog lights with the amber lens. Put Rinehart 4” slip-ons to round things out.
They are beautiful motorcycles. Sounds like you've done some great upgrades :-)
I bought the 22 gauntlet grey / Vivid Black. Great bike. Love it.
Congratulations! truly beautiful machine. I love them!
Nice review. I traded my 2010 Street Glide in on a 2020 Road King Standard in Stone Washed White Pearl. Love it. It's all we need with great visibility, and excellent power. Doing a suspension upgrade soon, however to Wilburs. Would recommend to anyone.
Love the Road King, best handling of the big bikes for sure. Has great looks, visibility and so smooth too. It's one of the few bikes out there that I like in white. Congratulations! What is Wilburs?
Just picked one up love it
Beautiful motorcycle!
It's a shame that HD is not selling the chrome Road King anymore in Europe.
I am happy to own one and hope to run it for a long time.
Road King is a fabulous machine. Wahoo!
Hermosa motocicleta, me encanta, increible video, saludos..
gracias, es una hermosa motocicleta. salud
It’s absolutely Beautiful!! I just bought my first Harley at 56. I thought I was gonna jump on a Road Glide and ride away, Haa Haa. I ended up getting a used Sport Glide which was a much better starting Harley for me. A couple years experience and I’ll get on a big dog! I love mine which also has the 107. Sweet Engine.
Sport Glide is one of my favorite bikes. Love that look. Congratulations!
❤ Fantastic
Wahoo!
Great review
Thank you. Road King might be my favorite Harley. Supposed to test drive the road king limited soon.
Harley Davidson has done some really nice upgrades with the newer Road Kings. In contrast, I have an old Road King that I will not part with anytime soon in the foreseeable future.
The Harley Davidson Road King is one of the most elegant, stylish and archetypical Harley Davidson motorcycles ever produced and forever etched in HD's rich history of motorcycle designs. The Road King is the personification of a Harley Davidson icon. Road King stands supreme and has no equal. Those select riders who own one are indeed privileged.
I own a 2003 Road King Classic, 100-Year Anniversary Edition, with the Screaming Eagle engine upgrade from an 88 V-Twin to a 95. The fast producing torque and sound is exhilarating.
My Road King with its original anniversary Two-Tone Sterling Silver and Vivid Black paint colors stands out. The commemorative medallions seen throughout this ride's sculpted design adds to its nostalgia, mystique, and exclusivity.
I agree! Do love the RK and would feel right at home on it. Wahoo!
Fuzzy Biker, if my biker buds see this review, and, spot me visually "drooling" at the Road King Standard-especially in the midnight crimson, they'd be dragging my butt to the dealership, and, treating me to it-all pimped out-to boot! Great video presentation, nice work! Doug🏍️🧸🐻👍
You need one! Hoping to ride the Road King Limited soon. Wahoo!
@@forgottenmotorcycles don't get ANY idea of contacting my buds, and, showing them this video and text action! I know them well, and, they'd be all over the very idea of The Road King Standard in mid-night crimson under my butt! What's scary is:they wouldn't hesitate to have a leather riding out-fit custom made for me, to match!😵😱 Doug, maybe I'm a glutton for punishment-I hope they DO see it! I want to see if they react how I think they will!
First Harley I’ve ridden was a ‘04 Road King. Built like a tank! Great torque, but nothing like the new version you rode.
First Road King I ever rode was an 06 or an '07. Great bikes!
i own a 04 road king firefighter paint job. the new road kings look pretty similar styling just bigger motor better brakes
I love Road Kings, I have two, but I'm very sad they quit making the classic Road King. I have driven my across country a couple of times with no issues and very comfortable.
Love that RK. This Standard RK was so smooth, easy going and fun to ride. Excellent visibility and ultra low center of gravity. Possibly my favorite HD. Wahoo!
Yep best bike they HAD. Its gone, no longer selling it. I don't understand what they are doing, or thinking. Maybe its a way to get people in the Pan America?
Beautiful bike
FR is air pressure reading for front wheel.
RR is rear reading.
Thanks!
Love it and it's the big twin I would get but unfortunately the big twins are too large and heavy for me at 5'6'' and 135 lbs. Will stick to my Sportser 1200 Low (with lots of chrome) for now and possibly a Dyna or older Softail in the future.
I own two sportsters and love them both. Would not get rid of them for anything. Keep on riding, my friend. Wahoo!
Only complaint in the tiny grey info bar on the guage. I understand its trying to be old school but wow it looks terrible like an old timex watch. It could have the same gauge layout as the Slim or Heritage and still get away with being old school
I agree about that LCD. I'm interested to see what they do about it as it is a glaring short on this beautiful motorcycle. Love this bike. Wahoo!
I agree, but the only thing it's missing is production....they're no longer made! The current Road King Special is an insult and a joke. It don't ride anything like a Road King. You feel every bump in the road when riding Harley's current poor excuse for a Road King. Harley built a cheaper bike and charges far more than it's worth. Fewer and fewer guys in their 50s and 60s are buying big twins, so Harley is appealing to the younger riders who have no want of anything with a traditional classic look. End of an era. Enjoy your ride. The Classic was the best of all Road King models.
They need to make the RK Standard again.
Я хочу такой велосипед. Это велосипед мечта.🤤
Wahoo!
Not fairing.....windshield. My 2011 RK has more of a beach bar (which is stock). I do not like the new RK special crash bar, nor the lack of Chrome. Also, without the highway lights it just blends into the rest of the HD bikes.
Love the RK Standard...Hope they make her again.
Just mentioned the clutch, but didn't say if it was cable, or hydraulic.
I think the clutch is cable on these new models. Not sure why they went away for hydraulic.
Would like to find a good used one. What year used bike is best?
I'm not sure what year is best. Do think that the 107 M8 seems smoother than the larger versions of that engine. Wahoo!
@@forgottenmotorcycles ok, will target these engines. Big thank you.
What bike do you own?, and who is Whaoo?
I own a couple Harley's, one Triumph and a Himalayan. I think Wahoo every time I go in the garage :-)
Sounds to me like this guy is way too excited.
Probably one of my favorite motorcycles :-)
you were scrolling threw, air pressure f.r./r.r,
Thank you!
DA I GIVE UP, THE PRICE.
They aren't cheap. Not sure of actual price but would guess $22-25K
So why did Harley drop the standard in 2023 ?.
Did they discontinue it? That would be a shame.
I’ve heard the rumors but who knows for sure until the official Harley 2023 new model roll out…
The rack is to short . Dose not look good !!
I'm good with it...Wahoo!
they quit making the road king standard .
Yes, that is a shame.
This guy gave the wrong names for these bikes parts, friggin ridiculous.
Ridiculous, for sure.
What’s with all the metric crap? Just give us the info in inches.
Wahoo!
No such thing as a RoadKing Standard!!
okay