Hey guys...I’m the guy that sold you this Road King! Times are better and I’ve bought another one. Thanks again for helping me when I needed it. God bless.

I put over 60,000 miles on my 2005 RK classic and I loved that bike. I had to give her up because of arthritis in my hips and feet; I had trouble moving her around. Last year, I bought a Sportster because sitting out good weather is freaking hard but I hated the Sportster. This year, I'm looking at a small Suzuki or something similar; I can't sit another Summer. I don't think this guy gave you a whole lot of info on the ride but I can tell you this; you can ride them all day and never get sore or tired. Those seats have got to be the most comfortable seats ever. They are awesome at cornering, I had mine easily scraping the foot beds even on slow speeds. I took her on the Dragon's Tail (US 129) in Tennessee and had a ball. And, one more thing...I would put some Vance and Hines on one. I had those on mine and damn, it sounded good. I truly believe you need some noise on one because it will get attention of those damn texters. Have fun! If you see an older woman out there on a Suzuki or Honda this year, don't hold it against her that she isn't on that nice Harley. I have to get back on two wheels and some of these foreign bikes only weigh 400 pounds or less.

"Introduced to the world in 1994, the Harley-Davidson Road King replaced the Electra-Glide Sport."

I bought a 2005 roadking last year with 40k on it, it was already up graded with the screaming eagle 95 kit, s&s gear drive cams and also has a batwing fairing and tour pack, they also replaced the leather bags with hard bags and painted everything to match. also has cruise control. So it looks like a ultra classic but in 5 minutes I can convert it back to a roadking. I have already taken a cross country trip on it and I love it.

I’ve owned four Harley’s! My first was a 1997 Sportster, second was a 2002 Electra Glide Standard, third was a 2003 Road King Classic, and today my current bike is a Gun Metal Blue 2003 Road King! I love the 2003 Anniversary Road King! The 88 Cubic Inch motor is more than enough power for me! I don’t care for a fairing or radio! To me, a radio distracts! I want to be able to hear the sound of nature around me! I simply love to take a nice ride! There is no better bike than the Harley-Davidson Road King!

You make an excellent point about the road visibility. I just love the feel of an open air bike with the road in front of you. Also, around town and shorter trips, you simply take the shield off and you have a great "wind in your hair" ride. Perfect compromise, just like the Heritage.

My 2006 Road King Classic racked up 85,000 miles on the stock cam chain tensioner. I upgraded it to hydraulic, not because it was shot, but just because I wanted to.

I bought my Road King in 94, 1st year. Only changes I ever made aside from adding some chrome, was to open the jet cause it seemed like it was always starving for gas, and make the bags quick release instead of bolt on. Less than 18k miles original and up for sale on Craig's list this week.

The FLHS(Electra Glide Sport),was the predecessor of the Road King and was discontinued in 1993,making way for the debut of the Road King in 1994.I had an FLHS,it was a great bike,as is the Road King.

I have a 2008 road king classic...bought it new... great bike. The only thing i changed was the handle bars.

I have a 2001 RK classic love the bike too. Has to be the most comfortable bike I've ridden . I switched the front wheels with fat daddy spokes and the rear with a 10 spoke chrome rim. I had the original spokes loosen up and put me into a severe wobble, other than that I've had 17 years of pure pleasure ridding this bike. I have ridden from the East Coast to the West Coast and back four time on this bike with no problems except for a few flats through the years..The Mustang seat was built for the RK you couldn't ask for a better seat.

I've got a 2005 custom FLHRSI with the 88 motor - super relaxing back road and highway cruiser

I love my 2005 Road King. I added a detachable fairing, tour pack, hard bags, Rinehart exhaust, screaming eagle 6 speed transmission, rims, floating discs aaaand air horn. Made it into a dresser. I love my added items.

Great video, I am searching for a Road King to add to the stable for cruising days. I had an FLHS back in the day and always regretted selling it.

I bought a 2011 RK with 1900 miles on it. Seems as if most are buying Road glide or street glide these days. I love the fact that I can tour with the shield or cruise locally without it. Thanks for the great review.

Always liked the quick release windshield and bags on the Road King .

I took a 2017 Road King 107 around California 6 months back with my good lady. It's a gorgeous looking bike, really nice to ride as well.

I have a 2002 CVO FLHRSEI (Road King) and I love it. Like riding down the road in a comfy chair.

Thanks for posting this video Sean. I pick up my 99 Road King Classic, Aztec Orange/Ice in May. Looking forward to the 6 hr ride home on it.A lot of great information on the Road King.

I love my 2012 FLHR Road King! Running stage 1 with Rush Big Louie slip-on with Rush true duels and it runs and sounds great!

Another nice vid...don’t know if you upgraded your camera but the resolution is awesome. God be with you always. Keep riding and sharing.

Awesome vid. Keep up the good work!

The end of last year I bought a 2009 Road King Classic. Metal flake purple over gray. She is awesome! I'm living the dream, Mother Nature is cooperating here in Montana, so we're on the road. I gotta add..your description of riding these beautiful machines is right on the nose.

I bought a road King because of the price. I wanted a street glide. I love my bike! So glad I have it. I ride it like it’s a smaller bike. It’s comfortable on long trips and still maneuverable in town.

Well my heart has always been with this line, the FLs... I rode a Yamaha Royal Star for years before I committed to a Harley, and used was all I could afford, so I got a 1990 ElectraGlide (80 EVO), and I loved her so much... however, that awful-looking box on the handlebars (with the gages) was having electrical issues that were too much so I traded her for the bike I have now... 1999 FLHR... It was upgraded with a 95" Screaming Eagle, and Thunderheader pipes. It is carbonated (Mikuni), and has a hydraulic clutch (thank God). I have done nothing to it since 2012, except replace the starter, drive belt, tires, and that speedo wire thing on the right side near the starter... as far as performance goes. And of course fluid and plug changes on the reg... Added the tour pack and hard bags (with the hockey pucks on top), but still have the same old windshield that is now cloudy... so it is almost like I have a batwing fairing anyway LOL... That cam chain tensioner thing makes me nervous because I have and am riding the hell out of her, and like I said, never did serious work on her, and never had anyone open her up. I personally put over 100K on her and I am wondering if whoever upgraded the TC88 to the 95 Screaming Eagle, also did cams, and if so, the tensioner as well, that you mentioned on used bikes with 30K-ish miles...

I just subscribe to you and I really like all the information you put out here. I appreciate you do what you do.

I bought a 2018 Road King Vivid Black with a 107 cu. in. Milwaukee 8 engine LOVE IT! Very Nice Touring bike!

09 Road King Classic (FLHRC). Only has 26k miles and runs smooth and strong. Drove to Sturgis in 2012 without a glitch (3,698 mile round trip). Fun ride....scenic. Enjoyed your video and comments by fellow bikers.

The toggle accessory switch on the left triple tree clamp activates the accessory plug located under the seat near the battery. The one on the right side is for the light bat/driving lights.

I’m currently looking for an early/mid 2000s Heritage or Softail Deluxe. Hopefully by this summer I can get one.

Man I've been wanting a road king ever since I watched shawn smoak's barn find video. Before that I never had any desire at all to ever ride a touring bike.

great video I have a 2002 88 cc motor its a dream to ride its got hard saddle bags air suspension its a dream to ride and I agree with you stay safe happy riding

I have a 2007 Road King CVO. Has the Screaming Eagle 110, with the stock Alcoa rims on it. Bone stock with Rhinehart pipes on it. I love this bike. Good video!

That six speed Cruise Drive was a improvement, smooth gearchanges and 6th gear confirmation light. I liked it.

1994 first year for the Road King. I own a 2016 RK the glacier white and frosted teal. Love the retro color and look to this bike. My favorite so far. Had a Deluxe and an Ultra Classic. The Road King is my favorite. Great video

I'm on my 3rd Road King, a 2014 Police , FLHP that I bought brand new while working at a dealership. My 1st King was a 2000 model with an 88 bumped to a 95 with gear drive cams and Mikuni carb, it was a Beast. My 2nd was a 2005 Road King Custom trade in the dealer didn't want so I got it with 112,000 miles on it, cheap, it was bought new there and also previous owner gave me 100% of the maintenance records, it's still going and never been apart except for the addition of gear drive cams at 77,000 miles when the tensioners went bad. I've owned every H-D model and keep going back to the King.

All the flh baggers and flts are same frame. Flh sport was pre road king. I love my 09. Ditch the dunlaps and cure handling problems.

I always come to watch this the 88 cc motor is the best no complaints in 22 yrs I had to change mt crank positioning sensor and im still rocking it I like your yellow gloves any leads as to where I can order hem from imm based in india and compliments of the season

Enjoyed this video, thanks!!

Have watched many of your videos and enjoy every one of them. I need to ask. Where did you find those gloves? You decided to get a pair after riding with one? (Indian bobber video)

i have a 2007 road king. looks just like the one in your video. it is a very fun bike. absolutely beautiful to look at from the street or while you are riding. very easy to ride. nice and torquey. can knock you back in your seat. fun. sounds good with some inexpensive slip ons. fairly simple bike. not complex. i find that i think about riding my road king 10 times more than riding my japanese sport liter bike. the only thing i don't really like is riding on the freeway. it feels a little unsafe over 65 mph, compared to my sport bike which is rock solid at high speeds. just a little too much vibration and what feels like a little bit of instability. but possible that is some kind of wheel alignment problem

I used to have a 10 road king 8 years ago, I'd LOVE another one!! I love that blue! It would look great next to my 02 Honda VTX 1800C in blue!!

Love the road king it’s between that and the heritage classic I will be picking up once I’m ready and settled in a warmer place than NYS which I’m moving to this spring either NC or TX probably

I'm a Triumph Bonneville fan from youth, but I do really love the Road King; will eventually buy one when I retire in a few years.

Why do people feel the need to rip on someone’s choice of motorcycle type. There are so many different types of bikes because people like different things, who the WTF cares what somebody else rides, as long as they are happy with it, F###off if you don’t like it.

I went and looked at the 18 road king looks awesome and rides great. Not getting another bike until next year but I am thinking it may be my first cruiser style bike.

Love my 15 FLHR. So far been to 19 states 2 up. Will be adding a few more this summer.

Did you own an FLHS model? I think it was an early version of a Road King. Stripped down bagger.

Hey man. Luv the show. Whats your thoughts on a honda shadow vt1100

I have the exact Electric blue 09 road king classic tour pack same windshield and I love it. Take tour pack off and windshield off and that's the money shot. Looks awesome.

Have a batwing and lowers on mine...we take long trips on mine and I'm done with getting fatigued by wind and weather...dont notice a difference on hot days

I'm pretty sure the Road Kings came out in 1994, I had a 1995 Road King and have had 4 Road Kings, presently I have a 2016 Road King & I love it, they're Great Bikes, I enjoy Your Videos.

I like the Road King and all the big V-twins. I’m short so the low seat height is great but forward foot controls are usually too far forward for me. Do all H-D have ability to convert to mid-controls? Even the large touring bikes? I’d like to have the option instead of being restricted to a sportster. If not available, I’ll probably get a Sportster 1200 Custom or 1200T used if I can find one.

My buddy and I are getting ready for a cross country tour. I was considering a Harley but I’ve heard that they have a lot of vibrations which doesn’t seem ideal for long distance. Are some Harley’s better than others in the sense or would it be best to just consider a different option? He’s on a Honda VTX, and I was also considering that as an option.

I have had six Harley’s over the years and currently ride an Electra Glide. I will be moving back to a Road King soon. The FLHR is my favorite Harley.

So I have a 2008 Road King Classic with a 96 six-speed engine. I always figured the gear ratios were: 1st: 0-25mph 2nd: 25-35mph 3rd: 35-50mph 4th: 50-60mph 5th: 60-70mph 6th: 70+mph I usually upshift after cresting 3K RPMs. I don't think it's had any stage work done to it but it did come with a Screamin' Eagle EFI Race Tuner Kit but HD doesn't have a service record indicating that it was staged up or tuned. Please let me know if I'm wrong on the shifting range and RPMs.

Just bought an 01 Road King that got rear ended. It is all okay from the swing arm forward. I got it dirt cheap and looking forward to repairing it. It has 22 k on it.

I already have one, and I LOVE IT !!! FUN, non stop!!!!

Great review. Very good filming and info and I agree with your opinions

I own a 2002 RKC, FI, BIG BORE. 84,000 miles. I'm the second owner my father in law was the first owner he put almost all the miles on, several trips to Sturgis and on out to the west coast from eastern Pennsylvania, never trailered. I just had the cam chain tensioner shoe changed to hyd tensioner ( versus spring ) it was a close call the stock shoe was worn. Looking at the service records I have it was the first time it was changed. What this tells me is service your bike regularly my father in law was a stickler for service paticularly oil changes.

I will never part with my 2004 Road King Custom. That 88 kicks ass and as you said, goes plenty fast. Smooth ride and I’ve never missed having the 6th gear. I’ve got 16” apes on it which I prefer to the beach bars it came with but other than that it’s as it came and still running strong. I enjoyed your video, thanks for posting!

It was the hottest bike that year, they only made about 2200 units that year cause they were not sure it was going to fly, but it did,,,,now it’s still being made to this day,

Great Video. This is the bike I want. I don’t need the radio, but I would prefer the hard bags....And keep up the Words of Wisdom!

1994 For the model year Harley-Davidson replaced the FLHS Electra Glide Sport with the FLHR Harley-Davidson Road King. The original Panhead-powered FLH Harley-Davidson Electra Glide was introduced in and takes it namesake from the model's electric starter. keep up the great work!

Still the best Harley Davidson overall. I got more than 5 Harleys. Softails, Sporsters, and Touring. The Road King is my favourite.

I have a 14 Street Glide Special. I rented a Road King before I bought the Street Glide Special. In my opinion, they are the same bike. One just has a faring and the other has a windscreen but they ride the same. I enjoyed the Road King very much but went with the Street Glide Special because of the nice stuff it had.

I'm an original owner of a 2003 Road King Classic in Silver and Black. The bike is awesome, I've lived off the bike on a cross country road trip for a month and was very comfortable. I did the cam chain tensioners at 40K. They looked to have normal wear. I think that this way overblown. I had AMS in TX. do their machining on the cam plate for increased oil flow and I think this is a good upgrade. I added a S&S 509 cam, and a Dynojet Powervision map by Fuel Moto and it's a noticable improvement. I added the Glide-pro stabilizing system with motor mount, RaceTech gold valves and Progressive Heavy Duty fork spring and serviced the rear shocks with heavier oil. I switched the brake fluid to DOT 4 and the front brakes feel much firmer. I'm so much happier with the bike now that after test riding a new Milwaukee 8 Road King, I wasn't impressed enough to buy one.

I own a 05 Road King Custom (88 Twin Cam EFI). I have the gear drive for the cam issue / Stage 1 Kit. I'm 180 lbs and this bike hauls me through the Colorado mountains with no issues (plenty of power). I have no need for a 6th gear.

Gears break,, I believe the cam chain tensioner is in the bottom case Sean???? Thanks 🙏 mike

Is this thing completely air cooled? if so , wow,&, how do the makers get air to the rear cylinder given that it seems tucked away from the airflow? nice video.

I really like my '18. Waiting for Harley to come out with a new FLHR CVO.

Completely different bikes but I had my mind set on a Sports tourer Yamaha FjR1300 brand new and then found a used 2019 Road King yesterday. Seems like a good deal. I currently ride a Rebel 500. My riding profile is usually a lot of city and the occasional/weekend long trips but not more than 400 miles max round trip. Is this is a good bike for someone with my riding profile? it was considerably heavier than the FJR when I sat on it. Plus I am not sure about harley Davidson reliability/maintenance costs compared to Yamaha's or Honda's. Any suggestions or recommendations between these two very different bikes? Which is more comfortable? I know from a performance stand point the Yamaha might win but that is not the most important thing considering I am mid 40's now. Comfort/wind protection and some nimbleness yes. thanks.

I have a 03 road king 100th anniversary an i love it! Just wanna throw a tour pack on an be set

I liked my 2001 R FLHRCI Road king. It was the only fuel injected bike I ever had. It was wrecked when i bought it so I repaired it and ended up selling it along with my 02 FLSTC. I may track down another Road King later it is one on Harley's very best bikes they ever made.

Sean you are the best !!! I love your honesty when you don’t know something you tell it it how it is love yah man !!!

Have had a bunch of bikes over the years...just stepped down from an ultra to a nice 2000 Road King. Still need to do foot control extensions for my bigger frame but I'm looking forward to burning up some FL country roads!

I think the rk is the best bang for the money imo. I have a kuryakan blue tooth speaker that links up to my Sirius xm app its amazing u can use ur gps app to. U catch more wind on a rk but that's nice on hot days...

In 2008 they went to the two part frame so you could buy their trike kit . That sure is a nice looking 2009 Classic . I like the hard bags covered with leather . I think the classics seat height is lower . And has speed control which the standard did not . I had a 2002 standard for sixteen years . And the first thing I ever did was put an auto primary tensioner on it .

I feel like I’m too young (30) to ride a road king but I keep seeing them and I start salivating. I don’t like the bars and windshield or floorboards but I guess that’d be easy to swap out to make it a little more my style.

Love your channel , but when u said an 88 cruising at anything over 75 I personally think ( but maybe cause I have a 99 dyna ) is wanting that 6 th gear . But mine is also a bar hopper so maybe the newer ones are geared different idk( maybe cause they are geared for bar hopping ( stop light to stop light) but always leave my buddies getting on to entrance ramps n light to light ) 🤟🏼 god bless u , I got my ol’lady watchin now cause of your scripture 🙏

Absolutely beautiful bike. I don't know what gen. it is either but I do know that '09 was the year they stiffened the frame. you should connect with Jerry Palladino who does Ride Like a Pro.

Still have my '95 FLHR I bought new. 84,000 miles with no major engine maintenance. No need for a later model for me. Good bikes and easy to maintain.

DYNA maybe got the 6speed bc ppl ride those hard as hell and are going fast so the 6th gear helps there. When you’re at 80 on a softail with a 5speed that thjng will be buzzing like crazy .. it does with the 6speed (guess it’s the nature of a hard mounted motor

I moved to Arizona and my 2017 Road King is still sitting at a friends house in Colorado. Man, I need to bring it down here, I'm having withdrawals!

I have an 02' Road King with the TC88 Motor. I just had the cam chest service done on it, (fixes the plastic cam chain tensioner design flaw). I did no other upgrades or service. The cost was $1,513.94 at Mikes Famous in New London, CT. That is the cheapest of the three dealers I priced. It's not an "easy $600 fix", the parts were more than that. It's an expensive design flaw that HD wont admit to and you risk granading your TC88 motor if you dont get it done by 30k miles. That said, It's a great bike! Just keep this expense in mind when looking to buy a bike with that motor.

What do you think about the fairing? In situations with rain

I just bought an 03 anniversary classic. Looking forward to a more comfortable ride than my 93 Springer has been giving me.

Great video! 👊🏼

Sean do you like the road king or goldwing better???

I bought an Indian Cruiser bar Hopper I'm never going to sell it but that road king is going to be my next bike I've always loved that bike just didn't need it for a first bike and your boots are dope and thanks for showing that iron off I hate when guys take a GoPro and just jump on the bike and start talkin good video

I had a 1984 shovelhead Road King. "king of the road" it said so right on the forks. Full dresser. It was nice,best shovelhead I ever owned. Frame mounted fairing. Twin headlights.

Really, really like that color blue, awesome bikes. I can help get you into one of those schools if you like.

Lone my 96 Evo 88 , 50k on it runs like the first day and looks great still.. just added new lighting, but the rest is there with Flaring or shield, my choice.

Looking into a 2001 just under $8,000 . Says 35000 miles and engine rebuild, excellent condition. Needing to tour and do some road trips on a bike Thoughts?

Have you done a Kawasaki z909rs review. I love that thing, it is so fun to ride.

My buddies Dad bought one 10 years ago and I thought it was pretty cool but power was not the best. We popped the baffles out of the exhaust and put some bigger jets in her and She ran pretty good. He bought a Gold wing a couple years later and was much happier. I drove the Gold Wing and thought it had a better all around engine but it was not as nice to look at.

My dude just got one of those as his first bike! An 01 I think, for 4800. Don't know if that's a good deal I'm a rocket man lol but it sounds and looks badass! PEACE!!!!

Have you done a review on the V Max?

Sean the Reason the Dyna got the 6 speed 1st was Harley Tradition, when Willie G. Davidson took over as the president of styling the 1st bike he produced was the Superglide, it was the big twin 1200cc FLH Frame, and the sportster XLH front end, the Birth of the FX. After the 71 Superglide FX All new idea's were tested on the FX motorcycles ........FXE 1st Electronic Ignition, FXB (Sturgis) 1st Belt drive, FXR 1st Rubber Mount, FXD 1st Dyna Frame, thus the new 6speed was used in the FX motorcycles 1st

I was told over the years dynas were the first bikes to bring in new equipment for harley until they stopped making them.