SETTIN’ THE
STANDARD
H
arley-Davidson’s touring range has
been chugging along quietly in the
background since its rebirth with the
launch of the Milwaukee-Eight engine in
2016, but Harley-Davidson have turned their
eyes back on the touring market to release
the new Electra Glide Standard to rev up the
range.
Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Standard
has been released as a 2019.5 model to the
NZ and Australia markets.
The ‘Standard’, in Electra Glide Standard,
refers to the stripped back nature of the
bike which does without much of the added
extras of the rest of the Harley touring
range – including a pillion seat.
Gone also is the stereo, instead replaced
by a glovebox pocket under the quad
gauges. Why would you drop one of the
standout features (and arguably the Electra
in Electra Glide)? According to Harley-
Davidson, the goal with the Electra Glide
Standard is to provide “a raw fundamental
touring experience inspired by Harley-
Davidson’s Grand American Touring roots.”
That means the bikes still boasts some
of the features riders have come to love
about the Electra Glide such as the Batwing
Fairing, Chrome accents, saddle bags as
standard equipment and cast alloy wheels,
but without the distractions that come with
the ability to shuffle through music as the
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