Harley-Davidson reveals its 2021 model year lineup

KUALA LUMPUR:  Harley-Davidson has announced its 2021 model year lineup, wherein it has given considerable updates to its tourers, cruisers, and trikes. Besides, it has also included the stunning Livewire electric motorcycle along with certain notable technical upgrades in its profile. We’ll be discussing each update in detail, so let’s get started.

Harley-Davidson 2021 model year lineup

The new 2021 H-D Street Bob 114 is based on the current model, however, the number ‘114’ presents a bigger powertrain. Speaking of which, the bike is now powered by a 1,868 cc, 114 Milwaukee-Eight engine making 86 hp and 115 Nm of torque. It is said to make the bike 9 percent faster than the previous model with a 1753 cc 107 mill. On the styling front, the Street Bob 114 features blacked out engine, exhaust, and wheels. Also, the chrome work is kept at minimum. Its fuel tank capacity stands at 13.2-litres.

The 2021 Fat Boy 114 features the same 1,868 cc mill as the Street Boob 114, however, unlike the former, it comes dipped in chrome. It features LED lighting units, 19-litre fuel tank, and stands on 18-inch wheels wrapped in 160 mm front and 240 mm rear tyres.

Harley-Davaidson has also introduced the Street Bob 114 engine in its 2021 touring lineup consisting of the Street Glide Special, Road King Special, and Road Glide Special. The former two bikes also benefit from LED headlights. Also, new colour hues are made available for the Road Glide Special and Street Glide Special.

H-D Europe has completely dropped the Street and Sportster model families from its 2021 lineup. H-D US, however, has retained the Street 500, Iron 1200 Sportsters, Forty-Eight Sportster, and Iron 883 Sportster.

Harley-Davidson Technological upgrade for 2021

Making way into H-D’s 2021 catalogue is the RDRS Safety Enhancements suite that includes features like tyre pressure monitoring, cornering ABS, vehicle hold, traction control, linked braking, and rear wheel slip control. It is offered as a standard offering in the Tri-Glide Ultra, LiveWire, Freewheeler, and CVO models.

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