Harley-Davidson Road King Special
If you’re looking for a big, brawny, classic air-cooled American Touring motorcycle, look no further than the Road King Special. This is a bike for people who love the nostalgic look of a customized bagger, but who want the modern features and amenities that have made motorcycle riding so much better in recent years. Kings are born, not made, and so if you’re the type of person who refuses to sit at the back of the pack, check out the Road King Special for yourself. Crystal Harley-Davidson in New Port Richey, Florida carries the latest bikes from Harley-Davidson, and they’re all waiting for a test ride. Stop by today and see this phenomenal bike today!
Comfort
A king sits on a throne, and that may have been the inspiration for this comfortable bike. Whether you’re out touring all day or just hopping on for a sprint out to the beach, the Road King Special never disappoints. The handlebars rest at the perfect angle to provide a classic upright posture associated with the ape hanger handlebar, while not being so high as to tire out the arms and shoulders. Designers upgraded the suspension with Showa® Dual Bending valve technology and tool-free preload on the rear emulsion shock to give this bike comfortable riding but excellent handling. The engine is rubber mounted and counterbalanced for decreased vibration, and everything from the handgrips to the footboards aid the comfortable ride.
Style
You only get one first impression, and if you’re riding the Road King Special, it might be an aggressive one. The black turbine wheels chop through the pavement, while paint-matched fenders in front and back provide a more nostalgic style. Beefy front forks lead up to an imposing Daymaker Projector LED headlight wrapped in a blacked out nacelle. The blacked out exhaust pipes rumble underneath aerodynamically shaped saddlebags that pop open with just the touch of a finger, no keys required. The Road King Special is available in four distinctive colors, including Olive Gold, Hot Rod Red Flake Hard Candy Custom, Vivid Black, and Charcoal Denim. Even the gauges have been carefully integrated into the fuel tank design to emphasize that custom appearance. This is a bike that can tear up the highway and the mean streets of a city with equal parts power and attitude.
Performance
What really sets the Road King Special apart from its competitors is its performance specs. The Milwaukee-Eight V-Twin engine harkens back to Harley-Davidson’s early days as a manufacturer of strap-on bicycle engine. But the current iteration of the engine puts those early single-cylinder bicycle upgrades to shame. The engine uses an eight cylinder design to precisely control intake and exhaust in its 107 cubic centimeters of cylinder space. A single chain-driven cam combined with dual spark plugs and counter-balancing technology makes this bike the coolest-running motor in the Harley-Arsenal. Giving some control to all that power are the Reflex™ linked Brembo® brakes that come with standard ABS. Meanwhile, the Screamin’ Eagle High Flow Exhaust lays out plenty of trademark Harley-Davidson exhaust growl.
As good as this bike looks and sounds, you can only truly get an idea of what makes it so special when you ride it. With aggressive styling and take-no-prisoners performance, you simply can’t put a price tag on the level of authority this bike conveys. This is a bike that causes people to move out of the passing lane in deference to the king of the road: you, the rider. Check out the Road King Special for yourself at Crystal Harley-Davidson in New Port Richey, Florida. We proudly serve the areas of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clermont, Florida, so come take a look at our motorcycle selection today.