Harley Davidson FLTRX Road Glide Custom

The other new addition to the Harley-Davidson Touring line is the 2010 Road Glide Custom. For 2010, H-D dropped the rear suspension down an inch, a move that is complemented by ‘ground effects’ trim at the bottom edge of the rear fender. The back end also has a new taillight assembly with a pair of LED brake/tail/turn lamps that eliminates the separate tail/stop light combo. The Road Glide Custom also gets a new set of pipes, a 2-into-1 arrangement that replaces the previous 2-1-2 exhaust system. The 2-into-1 system includes a single, four-inch-diameter chrome muffler beneath the right saddlebag.

Up front, the 18-inch Black Slotted Disc wheel has machined highlights and is an inch bigger than last year. It does have a lower profile, though, as does the new, shorty windshield, which has been set at its own new angle. The frame-mounted Shark-Nose Fairing continues to point the way, and the two big compartments integrated into each side of the fairing look to be sizable.

The Road Glide Custom sources the Twin Cam 96 engine for its power, and benefits from the chassis upgrades that graced the 2009 Harley-Davidson Touring line. The revised bagger also carries over the same electronic fuel injection and electronic throttle control as last year, but its 6-speed Cruise Drive transmission has a new helical-cut fifth gear.

New 18-inch front wheel with a lower-profile, 130/80B18 tire
New 2-into-1 exhaust and single, four-inchdiameter chrome muffler
New Red LED stop/turn/tail lights with chrome bracket that doubles as a visor over the low-mounted license plate
New Stylized headlamp shroud
New Smoked, short Lexan wind deflector
New Helical cut 5th gear for improved transmission sound

• Black powder-coated powertrain with chrome covers
• Black, Slotted Disc cast aluminum wheels
• Lowered rear suspension
• Aerodynamic frame-mounted fairing
• Deep FL front fender with no trim
• Stainless steel, easy reach handlebar
• Chrome, low-profile fuel tank console
• One-piece, two-up Street Glide®-style seat with perforated insert
• Injection-molded hard saddlebags with color-matched latches; 2.26 cu. ft. volume
• Inserts fill the spaces between the saddlebags and the rear fender
• Silver-faced, fairing-mounted electronic speedometer and tachometer plus fuel, voltage, oil pressure and ambient air temperature gauge
• Streamliner footboards, brake pedal and passenger pegs
• 40-watt, two-speaker Advanced Audio System by Harman/Kardon wCD/MP3 player
• Tri-line LED rear fender tip light

The Road Glide® Custom is a tougher, lower vision of the shark-nose Harley-Davidson classic, with a big 18-inch front wheel, a 2-into-1 exhaust, and a smooth tail light assembly. This
bagger rolls with new swagger.

The innovative Harley-Davidson® Touring chassis is based on a single-spar, rigid backbone frame
and a stout swingarm developed to withstand the demands of long-haul touring riders and today’s
more-powerful engines.
• Rubber-mounted Twin Cam 96™ V-Twin engine with Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection
(ESPFI) with heated O2 sensors and Electronic Throttle Control (ETC)
• 6-Speed Cruise Drive® transmission with integrated Isolated Drive System (IDS)
• Dunlop® “Multi-Tread” rear tire construction extends tire life by 25 percent
• Brembo® 4-piston front and rear caliper with dual front rotor brake system
• Air-adjustable rear shocks
• Full-length rider footboards
• Height-adjustable passenger footboards
• Six-gallon fuel tank
• Optional Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
• Optional Harley-Davidson® Smart Security System with hands-free security fob
• Optional electronic cruise control