Everyone: You can’t hot rod a Road King. Laidlaw HD: ... hold my beer.

Matt you’re the REAL DEAL. You were upfront about buying the 131 kit and the bike still having a governor set @ 111-112 mph. That’s a lot of money to do the same top speed as stock

Wow. This is one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen; such great taste and execution!!

Just my opinion as expensive as new Harley-Davidsons are most of this should come standard there's a lot of good bikes out there

Seriously sick build. Performs as good as it looks from what you say. Great vid and hats off to Jim for letting us all get to see it on a run. Can only try to imagine that ride, torque and handling. 👌

Great review as always Matt! I've been watching your videos since I bought my first M8 when they first came out (late 2016, wrecked that 17 in 2019) and I always appreciate your in site and honest reviews. I am on my 2nd M8 bike now and this time when I went shopping the 131 had been out for about 6 days so I jumped in and went with a 131 for this SGS and you are right, it is an absolute beast!! I love everything about it except the governor (why so slow too :'( )... I am actually on the 2nd 131 motor in my bike now, the first one blew up in less than 200 miles (not beating on it either, grey case silicone ended up getting through the system and plugging the rear lower oil jet causing a melt down on the rear cylinder). But, thankfully Harley 100% backed everything and with the help of my local dealership I am back up and ripping (127HP and 139FT/LBS)!! I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for insane, seemingly endless (up to 108-110mph) power! The bikes already do ride like a dream, but adding this motor puts a BIGGER permanent smile on your face when you ride it!

Man, he went all out on that beast! Love to do that kit on my 114 Heritage! Thanks Matt!

He went all out. Super clean and sleek from front to back. Very well done.

I eventually want a sport glide with that 131 in it once my dr bills are caught up after having pancreas issues . But for now my sporty does ok

100%! Absolutely stunning. Olins were a great choice. Nice job Laidlaw’s. Ride safe and ride often. Peace.

Road King Specials are IMHO the most under appreciated bike in the Harley Line. Agreed on the factory brakes. Those new wheels look sharp. Ride Safe Bro’s 🤙🏼

Nice job! Just purchased the 2021 Road King Special in Deadwood Green yesterday. Would love to see the customer's build spec list on this bike sometime (although you do a good job of identifying all the components verbally very well). Thanks for always producing and providing such high quality and informative videos. We appreciate you here in Northern Colorado, Matt. With respect, Kevin F.

MATT You hit every dang question I had! I was always torn between that stage 3 and 4. Front end torque vs top end Hp. Plus the governor question. Thanks a bunch! Awesome vid. Still hardcore Legends fan myself. Had them all. Nothing beats Legend IMHO. Thanks again. Be safe! ☮️ Noggin

I love this bike! I know it sounds great with the CFR's!

Pretty sweet bike. I love those Road King Specials and making it more sporty seems like a great idea.

finally! somebody did a RK up exactly the way I would want it

This is maybe the most beautiful road king special I’ve ever seen.

The first ten seconds should be a ring tone! Just awesomeness!!

I have a 2019 Road King Special with the generation one, stage 4 kit. It gets up and moves. It’s taken a little getting used to bopping around town. The throttle is sensitive and there have been moments where I think my wife has been holding on for dear life riding two-up. What it excels at is highway cruising, long days, big miles where it effortlessly runs at high speeds and always feels like it has more to give. It’s an amazing engine. I went from a torque stage 2 on my FXDWG to this and honestly the stage 4, in my opinion, feels comparable to that. My son rides the FXDWG now and we’ve done a little friendly stop light, quarter mile and while he gets off the line a little faster, it’s not by much and the the 117 gets him every time. I know that is really a bit of apples to oranges but my point is, I don’t really feel like you’re giving up too much low-end torque on the generation one stage 4. Certainly what you do gain, as Matt mentioned, is a TON of high-end cruising and passing power. If you have a chance to give one a spin (stage 4 bike, that is) I’d recommend doing it. The sensation and feel are difficult to describe; it’s just immensely powerful. And if you take a passenger, a standard sissy bar is strongly recommended (that’s from my wife). Happy riding and be safe out there. PS- what was the rise on those handle bars? They look amazing. The stock Road King Special bars are terrible.

like the way the speedometer grays out as the speed gets crazy and those highway bumps now and then and lane splitting - all so gutsy.

I've got the 117 stage 4 kit and I love it just back from a 700 mile round trip to Cornwall in the UK had a ball may upgrade to a 131 next

I'm glad you explained that was the camera clipping the audio. I thought there is no way in hell I could ride that thing, but once you got the audio sorted, it sounded fine.

Cool Road King! Jim did an awesome job putting that together. Once upon a time I dreamed of doing something similar to a denim Limited. Ride safe!

Definitely a sharp bike! He’s rite about the Brembos it’s totally solid! The front fender bro WOW it makes the bike! Nice finished all around 👊 beast 👊

That is a Beautiful bike. You did a great job! Enjoy it, ride safe.

Beautiful bike and amazing sound! Keep em coming!!!

Matt, I just install a 131 Kit on my 2020 Street glide S, It is the first bike in Honolulu to have the SE 131 Kit install on Street glide S. Cycle City Hawaii install the kit. You 100% Correct the horsepower and torque is unbelievable. My twin cam engine motors are no comparison to M8 131 engine. Your video are very informative . I enjoy your channel.

Just about perfect! I love the build. If I was following that vision, I'd probably opt for the Stage III here in the Boston, MA area. Nice job Jim and great review as always Matt. Keep up the great work brother

Watching that speedometer climbing in the intro, BLEW MY MIND.

The owner definitely went all in, haha. He's the man.

Beautiful!! If I can make a suggestion, the Koso HD05 Speedo would be a nice addition to this build. Thanks for sharing!!!

Jezuz, I thought the road surfaces were bad here in Edmonton Canada! Lovely bike!!! Love that 131

You have a beautiful bike I had a 2017 with the 107 and liked it very much. I think you built the perfect Road King. Congratulations!

Yo Matt ......hope you and the Laidlaw family is good.....been awhile.....love the bike.......Matt got me into buying a bike years ago from watching your awesome videos .....keep up the good work.....stay safe from FL....

Love these custom bike build videos!

This bike is wild I can not believe the power they are getting out of this engine buuut I can not see buying a bike for 20+ thousand than sinking another 15-20 thousand to get to this point.

I ride a Stage 2 Road King Special, but it a'int nothing like that! That is the best sounding Harley I have ever heard. As close to perfect as one can get.

Matt - kudos to the editor for the skilled blurring on the speedo for those nice pulls on the section of the 405 that passes through Mexico… 😉😉

Awesome build!! I have a 2020 Street glide special with a 131.......It is worth EVERY penny.

I have a 2019 street glide special, but my favorite bike will always be a road king with ape hangers.

That is a bad ass RKS, I mean I’ve never seen anything like that! Nice review Matt!

Very good video and a beautiful bike. Great work all the way around!!!!

I love this bike I got exact same RD-K with 131

Performance baggers are king !! Nice build bro :-)

Beautiful bike. Love that Harley Davidson sound.

OMG, 131 C.I what a beast and a beautiful bike 👌👍, thanks Matt top video.

Stunning bikes! You got a great crew there too! Muy bueno, Laidlawwww.....😎 Riding a customized '19 Special midnight blue...

One Bad Ass Roadking!! Long live the KING!!!

Your bike looks awesome. I'm not a big fan of the fairings so I'm partial to road kings. You built a winner in my book

I'm a chrome guy buy this bike is awesome!

What a beast! And super sharp looking. 😍

I am waiting for my granite 131 kit to ship , can’t wait for the install yes I am getting excited

Looks, sounds and goes the business! Nice!

That sound though just... wow

Very professional vid. I'm impressed. Thumbs up to ya.

It’s nice that you waited. You can not look at the 128 build instead of the 114 and no longer have to choose between Stage 3 or 4.

😍 thank You I think I found my next bike preferably in blue and white

DANG Matt that is a beast and looks like it!

Not sure if the owner is going to ride as fast as Matt did 😁😁 Awesome build though, loving the foot controls and those mirrors as well.

My Christmas wishlist

Beautiful build 👍

Its 3am and I just figured this out! I need to fly to LA, and buy my next bike and then ride it back to VA Beach!! Can you say O'Hellyeah!!

Bad ass bike bro thank u for this from cali 🙏

Ordered my kit today Matt , I feel like a kid at Christmas

Great video as usual MATT

That note is ballistic!!! Holy shit man, props on that build it’s the sickest I’ve seen that sexy doing it!!!

I feel like the cops theme song should be playing in the background. That’s one bad bike. Love the customer build videos.

Wow that is a beast !! Great vid Matt

Nice ride, Harley concept is good. I personally voided my warranty 30 days after purchase d it. A long list but now I am not worried about something shattering or. Plastic breaking.

Well done composition of parts and accessories. Sounds great, too. Unfortunately totally illegal engine/exhaust where I live probably because it's too much fun

This thing looks sick!!!

Best bike Ive ever seen!

This and CVOs are a little rich for my blood right now, but I'm still loving my electraglide standard after a year. I may hot rod it in the future but that 107 does just fine for me. I have come to love that batwing as well. I tried to pick a bike that had good potential for future customization and road kings, electraglide standards, and street glides have plenty of potential.

I just like the idea that a Harley dealer is tested products and bikes!

Excellent commentary

Dream ride...impressive!

I ride a 107 stage 2 rk and luv it intensely...

Another great video keep them videos coming 👍 👌

I get why bikes are set up a certain way to allow for a blank slate for personalized customization. I think why i loved Victory, aside from a solid performance engine that rarely saw the light of garage save for maintenance, is that they gave you customized bikes that all you had to do was get loud pipes and a fuel tuner. If Harley could do bikes like this road king and made a line of limited edition, i could be a customer for sure. Like the way you did the beach cruisers. More of that for a better price and you can definitely get my attention.

Thanks now I need one for my road king🤙🇨🇦

Gorgeous bike!

What a bike. Bars are ver😢good? The screen and handlebar set up is excellent. In ‘23 the paint job I like is the denim black.

The Endgame boards and foot controls are so dope

Bike sounds great

well done , another honest review, cheers from simon in cornwall uk .

This is it, this is my dream bike I hope on day I could buy this bike and lend my credit card and bike to him and build this exact model

best king and/or Harley i have ever seen

The minute you fixed the audio was the very minute that I was starting to type a message that the audio is screwed and all I could hear was teenage mutant ninja cartoon crap. LOL Glad you fixed that!

Very nice! He made it his own. Hooah!

Awesome bike and awesome video

Man that's one wild ride. Nothing witty to say here. Just loving the he build. Thanks for sharing

Matt, Good thing it’s governed at only 111 mph. From the look of your camera lens, I thought you where going to be separated from the bike hitting all those pot holes. We have the same problem in Chicago Illinois, super high taxes and super bad roads! Actually, It’s a shame that beautiful bike is only governed at 111 mph.... my old 1976 750 Honda topped out at 115 mph 44 years ago! And my current bone stock 80 inch 1993 EVO Lowrider can top 111 mph! It must be very frustrating to spend all that money on that beautiful road king only to achieve a governed 111 mph! To each his own I guess. Thanks for the video’s you produce, very much appreciated.

the talk ends here.😏 H-D forever 🖤

Thats one bad Road King. Nice video

Such a sick looking bike

Hell yeah, sounds awesome and you was getin it LoL 😂,fly baby fly 💯👍🏼

Bike looks amazing.

Awsome Bike!! I would like to have one with same set up!!

Motorcycle looks fantastic

This is the Darth Vader build to your stormtrooper build! Would be cool to see them side by side.