VOL. 50 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
(Top) The new Twin Cooled High
Output Twin Cam 103 motor has
liquid cooling, though you'd be
hard pressed to tell by looking at it.
(Bottom) The two radiators are
located in both lower side fairings
with electric fans to aid in their
cooling efficiency.
forms a single-element headlight
in a high-beam situation because
the low beam element is also illuminated. On the high-beam setting the Dual Halogen light offers
a better spread and punch of light
than the Daymaker Halogen, but
is lacking the bright, white color
quality of the LED. We heard a lot
about the new headlights, but unfortunately we were not afforded
the chance ride at night to test
them out so you will have to see
for yourself.
All this new equipment sounds
saddle guards have been moved great, but how will it effect your
down and back for more room.
riding experience in real time. AfAnother big deal for the new ter our first day of riding I was reabikes comes in the form of head- sonably happy with the new 2014
lights. The Daymaker LED lighting is standard issue on the 2014
Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited
Electra Glide Ultra Classic, Ultra
Limited, and Tri Glide Ultra. The
Daymaker LED features two Dshaped lenses; one that focuses
light straight out in front of you for
a brighter low beam illumination;
and the other separate high-beam
projector delivers a super-bright,
focused beam to illuminate even
the darkest of roads.
New Dual Halogen Lighting is
offered on the Road King, Street
Glide, and Street Glide Special.
This Dual Halogen light out per-
P45
Harley-Davidsons. I quite enjoyed
rolling down the freeway checking out all that Colorado has to
offer and the Road King was the
perfect bike to do it on. The tall
clear windscreen up provided
excellent wind protection; all the
controls seem to be positioned
well, though if I was two inches
taller it would have been perfect.
But really I had no complaints until we got off the freeway. At that
point I was a bit taken back with
the amount of heat the motor was
emitting. I would have thought in
this day and age you would not
have to deal with such things, but
I guess it's just the way it is with a
big air-cooled motor.
The other issue I had was the
fact that these bikes are heavy,
really heavy, and just turning
around in a gas station can be a
bit sketchy. Sure I was careful,
but I never really felt confident.
I did gain a whole lot of respect
for Harley riders now that I know
what they have to deal with.
