New ADV Rider on a Harley Davidson!?? | 2023 Harley Davidson Road King Special 

For me, the Road King has always been the apex Harley Davidson. Sure you can get more "stuff' on Glides and Ultra but that just puts those bikes on the locomotive end of the weight scale. Handles as well or arguably better than soft tails. Wind splitter is very rider height dependent.

I sold my unreliable Pan America last year and got a road king special like that one in black. No regrets. I would like to try the windsplitter shield like the one on your bike. The only complaint is it looks so good stock I haven’t been interested in doing a lot of mods and upgrades-usually I make a lot of changes to my bikes 😂

Nice bike and you're spot on with your comments. I have a '19 RK and absolutely love it. I don't need a radio and GPS on a big faring, I like the minimalist of the King

From what I can see from owning an 88 FLHS, the touring platforms have only gotten better over time. I never got tired of riding it 98000 mi.

Nice presentation. As for expensive, which you emphasized so many times, I bought my first one on September 11 2001 (yep, that day) and I paid 17,000 dollars for it. It is now 22 years later and that motorcycle has been in every state east of the Mississippi and with over 110,000 miles on it that Wide Glide is still as sound, solid and reliable as it was the day I first threw my leg over it. I spent around 16 cents a mile for it and about 722 bucks a year for it. That, me brother, is Not Expensive; and it’s still worth near 10K and the comparable HoYaSuKawis and “sport bikes” of the same vintage are not worth the time it takes to go see them. So, the way I see it, I can buy a bike, or I can invest in me future. I am glad I did what you did and invested in me future. I now have four of these warhorses and I love them.

The point of the windshield louvers isn’t to ventilate you 😂 , you can adjust the angle to mitigate the buffeting. I find 3/4 up is the right angle for over 65mph. The idea is to create a predictable wind between you and the windshield that equalizes pressure front and back of your head.

Having this road king special and the KTM 1290 SAS would be a great two-bike stable.

One of the reasons Road Kings don’t have tech is because tech always gets old. Think of all the bikes/cars with CD or even tape players. No worries about that issue with this model. 👌 I love the old school look so I’m a big fan of the Road King but I totally agree with you about the price. I guess they wouldn’t if people weren’t lining up to pay it. 🤷‍♂️

Love that color

There’s also so many cool customization options for those bikes from comps like Kraus, HHI, etc.

Looking for the 114 special, looks sick!! Nobody selling one, it's a keeper. Thanks for the review!

Love them, good video.

Good review. I agree with your summary, except maybe the part about hanging with sport bikes. It handles very well, but it ain't quite that good. Still, probably more capable than most people could push it. People that knock them, really need to give a modern one a try. They are infinitely better than they used to be. The worst thing about those stretched bags is you have to lay them on their side if you take them off. The standard bags are far better for that reason alone. You have to take the all the maintenance into account when comparing bikes. Yes, the HD is initially more expensive, but there is no coolant to change. There are no valves that need to be adjusted. The fork oil change is at 50k miles. That's basically the first time my RK's seen a shop besides to have a tire put on. And the resale on them is going to blow away most adv bikes.

I am Extremally Pleased with my 2022 Roadking Standard.DROP THE MIC.

Great vid. I have a 2019 Roadking classic and I love it. Great road trip cruiser and power to spare. Can run smooth at 85-90 all day no problem

I love my 2019 Harley Davidson Road Glide with 114. Here Los Angeles California.

I love my Road king can do over 500miles a day 2 up and still ride the next day. Solo can ride forever.

Great vid! I currently have a 21 Harley Electra Glide. I’ve added numerous performance mods. I went up to a 128 engine cam tb etc to include suspension & swing arm. It’s a blast to rider but I’ve been eyeing the KTM1290 SA S. Any chance you can do a side by side comparison? Just asking. Thanks

I feel like the Road King not necessarily the Road King special is the best bike Harley makes. I put 65,000 miles on my 2017 in 18 months. The best bike I ever had no doubt. I hate the look of the extended bags myself. I’m also not a fan of the blacked out look or the low profile tires on the RK specials. I’ve always had great luck with my Harleys. The Pan America is the first one I’ve had any trouble with. Like most it is a dealer tech issue rather than a bike issue. 300,000+ HOG documented miles on my Harleys in only 8 years of riding them. But I also have a Yamaha and a Suzuki in the garage. I like all bikes.

The RK is a good bike, but lately they put to much electronic crap on these Touring Harley's, so I stick to my old E-glide.

Your windshield open on the highway and it makes for a smoother ride

I love Harley s

You've got to have heated grips and heated seats if you live in the NE USA. Harley gives so little for so much money. That Gauge is terrible for a $26K + bike. Like you said cool factor is pretty good but you don't get much for your money.

I have looked at all of the baggers since I bought my Sportster S and the Road King Special is my favorite. If I ever add a bagger, that’s probably the one. I hear Klock Werks makes a good windscreen and fairing for it too. 👍🏾

Thair is a USB port. It's on the left side of the frame, just under the front of the fule tank.

It's pretty but the Road King standard probably has better [longer] rear suspension and a plusher ride from the fatter front tire.

The fact that the RKS doesn't have a USB port but the softails do is pretty stupid.

the haley FLH is the OG ADV bike

Watch Million Dollar Bogan on his Road King Special just built proof with the adventures he dones on it 😎😎👍👍

BMW services cost, and the headache with the dealer is not worth it

May i ask how tall you are. Thank you

Price in Holland is €34.595 ($37.115,00) and we ear less money per month than the American’s do!! 😢😮😮😮😮

Harley's are great Beginner bikes. They sit low have low HP safer except the breaks are not so great