On top of giving us a new Celestial Blue® trifecta of muscle car-inspired machines to gawk at, Harley-Davidson has just dropped the third installment of their work-in-progress Icons Motorcycle Collection program.
Meet the all-new 2023 Electra Glide® Highway King; per Harley’s 1968 FLH efforts, this beauty sports “Laced wheels, wide-whitewall tires, a two-tone windshield, solo suspension seat, and carefully curated colors”… the closest you’re ever going to get to taking another bite out of a Mickey Dees 20-cent Big Mac, that’s for certain.
“In its day [the Electra Glide] was a really deluxe motorcycle,” contributes Brad Richards, Harley-Davidson’s Creative Director and VP of Design.
“The colors we’ve selected for the Highway King model are reminiscent of the original color options offered in 1968. We carefully matched each color in the lower section of the windshield. In 1968, the accessory fiberglass saddlebags were only offered in white, so we’ve done the same in 2023.”
“The result is a thoroughly modern motorcycle that looks unapologetically old school.”
Two tones dress this beauty: Hi-Fi Orange, and Hi-Fi Magenta, with the former being limited to a thousand units and the Magents, 750. The scheme is set off by a near-identical tank badge, while the bike’s detachable windshield contributes with a lower tint to match the body of the bike.
Elsewhere, we’ve been given a black and white seat floating on a coil spring and shock absorber at the rear (complete with a knob for adjustment) and 49mm forks with dual bending valve suspension technology at the front- all, rolling on a whitewall / laced chrome steel moment.
The whole kit is stuffed into a true-to-the-original, single-spar Harley-Davidson® Touring frame, with ponies handled by the iconic Milwaukee-Eight® 114 big-twin and the option to tinker with output, thanks to Harley’s Screamin’ Eagle® Stage Upgrade kits. For electronics, the new Highway King has been blessed with the following list:
- Cornering Enhanced Anti-Lock Brake System
- Cornering Enhanced Electronic Linked Braking
- Cornering Enhanced Traction Control System
- Cornering Drag-torque Slip Control System
- Vehicle Hold Control
Finish the aesthetics with a chromed-out front fender rails /saddle rail / front fender skirt / ventilator air cleaner cover, and you’re ready to let that electronic cruise control take you all sorts of places.
Do you like the look of the all-new 2023 Electra Glide® Highway King?