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1988 Harley-Davidson Fltc Tour Glide Classic

1988 Harley-Davidson Fltc Tour Glide Classic October 1 1987

1988 HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLTC TOUR GLIDE CLASSIC

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A LONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTLINE, THE weather can easily surprise. On the inland hills, the evening sun burns bright against the pines, the air desert-hot and fire-warning dry. Five hundred feet lower, the air is a cool slap in the face, and the coastal fog hangs in a luminous layer above the dips and twists of Highway 1. The fog’s even glow mutes the sunbaked colors of the hills into softer hues, and transforms the narrow strip of land holding the road. Trapped between grey-black sea and grey-white fog, the coastline has become someplace magic, and the two Harleys have it to themselves.

In front is the Electra Glide Classic (FLHTC, to those who know the Harley alphabet), and just behind is its nearidentical twin, the FLTC Tour Glide Classic. Their riders are having fun, at a pace faster than most touring riders would choose. The rhythm is set: charge hard out of the turns in third or fourth gear, (the acceleration from the newly revised Evolution engine is solid and quick), pick up speed and upshift down the short straights, then roll off and downshift to slow for the next corner. Brake only for the tightest turns. Lean until the undercarriage scrapes lightly, then hold that line through the corner.

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The road unreels behind the Harleys quickly, but the riders are surprisingly relaxed; these 750-pound behemoths, carrying a week’s worth of gear, are stable and confidence-inspiring. They can be banked into the corners quickly, and the only real concern is not to stick the floorboard mounts so firmly into the pavement to unweight a wheel. Despite the pace, their riders are able to appreciate the play of fog-filtered light over the rugged coast.

If a Harley touring bike can be this successful at something as unlikely as playing roadracer down the Coast Highway, it can be superb at the more expected task asked of it the next day. It is a cover-the-miles-day, a time to keep the dials on the odometers spinning. The Tour Glide is aimed down interstate concrete instead of twisty blacktop, a mission it likes a lot. The massive V-Twin engine rumbles away smoothly, and the rubber engine mounts prevent vibration from blurring the good view from the new convex mirrors. The radio is pulling in jazz from a San Francisco station, clearly and loudly enough that it can be heard at an indicated 75 mph. But most important, the Tour Glide’s rider is comfortable, his feet stretched out ahead, his butt resting on one of the best seats in motorcycling. In the next nine hours, the odometer will click off 475 miles, miles that will have left the FLTC’s rider without the aches and stiffnesses that too often accompany motorcycle touring.

As these, and other, rides showed, 1988 has seen Harley continue to refine its big touring bikes. This year, the improved FLTC surely sets some new standards for touring bikes. Just as surely, while some long-standing problems have been muted, Harley’s big tourer still could stand further improvement.

Strengths first: The FLTC's torquey Evolution V-Twin leaves the first impression. It's a wonderful engine, as refined a Twin as ever left Milwaukee. This year, the allaluminum, 1340cc powerplant has a new camshaft with more lift and duration, and revised carburetion. Harley engineers admit that the changes were serendipitous: The new cam profile was originally an attempt to meet California emission standards, and not a successful attempt, at that. But unexpectedly, the cam increased power over the engine’s entire operating range, giving (according to Harley) three percent more peak power, and six percent more peak torque.

Whatever the figures, this engine works, pulling smoothly and powerfully everyplace, and lugging down under heavy load to 1400 rpm in top gear without driveline snatch. Before the Evolution top end just a few years ago, Harley Big Twins would snap and cough under the same conditions. But this revised engine thumps and rumbles in convincing Harley style, and propels the Tour Glide down the road better than ever.

Beyond its engine, the FLTC's next great strength is its rider and passenger accommodations. This big Hog has a great seat. The shape is the same as on last year’s Tour Glide, but a slight increase in foam stiffness renders it even better for the long haul. A roomy riding position, combined with floorboards that offer multiple locations for your feet, make 500-mile days quite possible on this bike without your body feeling the least abused. And the passenger is as cradled as the rider. The rear seat is excellent, and the padding on the travel trunk (which is adjustable fore and aft an inch and a half) provides comfortable back support.

The FLTC’s third charm is its handling—above a rolling speed, at least. The basic chassis dates back to the 1980 Tour Glide, which was the first of the new products that brought Harley into the era of modern motorcycling. The most important new elements of the chassis were the rubber engine mounts that isolated the heavy vibration of the engine from rider and hardware; but along with the rubber mounts came a stiff s if heavy) frame with unusual steering geometry. The steering head is set at a reasonably steep 26 degrees, but the triple clamps position the fork legs behind the steering head, and at a three-degree more rakish angle.

The end result is 6.2 inches of trail, and steering that is both reasonably light (especially with the wide handlebar) and reassuringly stable.

No one will ever mistake a Tour Glide for a roadracer (no nlatter how much metal is left behind on Highway 1 ), but it still handles twisty roads with aplomb. Cornering limits are dictated not by tire traction but by ground clearance. That limit is relatively low (even with the air suspension pumped up) by sportbike standards, but it still allows more lean than most touring riders will ever use.

More important is the machine's straight-line stability. Despite its willingness to turn, the FLT is by no means nervous. It stays on course without much feedback from its pilot, leaving the rider free to sightsee without having to make constant course-corrections.

Along with these major strengths, there are many impressive details. Hand controls on Harleys no longer belong in the weight room at Gold’s Gym; the Tour Glide’s brakes, clutch and throttle respond to reasonable efforts. The friction screw on the throttle housing is a useful alternative to an electronic cruise control; it won’t keep the FLTC at as constant a speed, but it allows throttle position easily to be varied on a busy highway, while still eliminating the need for the rider to hold constant pressure on the twistgrip while cruising. All important functions of the radio/tape player can be controlled easily from handlebar switches. Overall fit and finish are generally good, with some of the best chrome to be seen on a production motorcycle. All told, most of the details, as well as the basic hardware, show the results of years of refinement.

That makes the few remaining problems and faults more noticeable; because even though the Tour Glide is an excellent, vastly improved touring bike, it still could be better. And the first upgrade should entail the fairing and related wind control. Just as the Tour Glide’s seat sets standards among touring bikes, so does its fairing set a standard: It’s perhaps the worst on any factory full-dress tourer.

To begin with, the frame-mounted fairing is too far forward of the rider, and is fitted with a narrow, short windscreen. The fairing's quality of manufacture and finish has been improved (the small storage pockets now have nicely trimmed edges, instead of jagged fiberglass), but under certain conditions, it can batter you with turbulence. It’s not too bad at 65 mph with no side winds and an open-face helmet; then, the vortexes coming off the sides of the windscreen only lightly buffet your cheeks. But go faster, or ride with a good sidewind blowing, and the wind slaps at your face, verging on the painful under the worst conditions. And with a full-face helmet, the turbulence rattles the faceshield loudly enough to make earplugs mandatory. The FLTC’s fairing needs to be closer to the rider, or taller and wider—or in any case, different. (In fact, the classic Electra Glide handlebar-mount fairing works better; see

the Electra Glide riding impression below).

While the Tour Glide fairing makes no attempt to keep wind or weather off its rider’s legs, that—at least in the dry—is probably for the best. The 1340cc V-Twin radiates a fair amount of heat, and at highway speeds, the passing breeze air-cools the rider’s legs. Get stuck in traffic on a hot day, though, and the engine’s heat can be felt, particularly basting the right leg that’s close to oil tank and exhaust pipe. Otherwise, the Harley is cooler for its rider than most of the liquid-cooled Japanese tourers, but at the cost of foul-weather protection.

Also falling short of class standards is the Tour Glide’s luggage. The top trunk is an inch taller this year, the better to store two full-face helmets. But whereas the trunk is now molded in an improved, odor-free material, the saddlebags are still made of a fiberglass that leaves a strong resin smell that permeates anything left in them. We’ve had other Harley touring bikes around for months, and observed no noticeable diminishment of the resin odor.

In addition, ever since the Tour Glide’s introduction in

1980, the right bag has suffered from a volume reduction almost to glove-box dimensions by an internal relief that allows room for the battery (which projects out from the oil tank, filling space normally devoted to luggage). And although the locks and latches have been simplified and improved for ’88, they’re still more bothersome to use than the single-key system and over-center latches found on Gold Wings and the like.

Finally, our last major quibble with the Tour Glide is its low-speed handling. While none of the larger Japanese touring bikes are what you would call agile at a walking pace, the Tour Glide feels particularly clumsy during lowspeed maneuvers.

But even though the Tour Glide has room for improvement, it still ranks as one of the best touring bikes on the market. For simply racking up highway miles on fairweather days, very few motorcycles can compare; with the exception of wind control, it is at least as comfortable on the freeway as anything else on two wheels. And the VTwin engine rumbles along entertainingly these days without allowing vibration to annoy its rider; the rubber engine mounts really do their stuff. Granted, the Tour Glide would be completely out of place in Europe (it doesn’t go fast enough) or Japan (maneuverability and low-speed handling would penalize it there), but it’s right at home on American roads.

And that’s exactly where it belongs, be it the Pacific Coast Highway or the Blue Ridge Parkway or Interstate 80. This is a bike meant to go places, comfortably and in grand Harley style. It does that well now. With just a few more improvements, it would do it better than any of its competition, and fully earn one of the traditional nicknames for full-dress Harley touring rigs: King of the Highway. ga

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I tried to make a wikipedia page, but they shot it down due to lack of references. What they don't realize, there is no references as the history has not been well documented. If you do a google search for Road Glide history, this forum is the only thing that comes up. If you have more to add or corrections, please reply and I will edit so all info is good and up to date. I would love to have listed all color choices for each year, so please help me out there where you can. Most of the initial information came from forum members RoadGlideRider and JacktheBagger - thanks for sharing your knowledge gentlemen. A lot of the missing info is going to take some of you experienced guys to fill in the blanks for me, as information is just not out there on the web. _________________________________ The Harley-Davidson '''Road Glide''' or '''Tour Glide''' is an American made touring motorcycle that was first put into production in the year 1979. The Tour Glide was different then any H-D models before, in that it had a fixed fairing that was attached to the frame and did not move with the handlebars. Today the Road Glide is one of the most popular motorcycles in the custom bagger world, and for long distance touring. The shape of the fairing is often referred to as a "Sharknose" fairing due to the resemblence of a shark. _________________________________ First years - Tour Glide The Tour Glide was introduced in 1979 and only 19 FLT's were produced that year. In the following year Harley produced 4480. The 1980 Tour Glide was the first to have the 5 speed transmission and 3 point rubber mounted engine. The motorcycle also had a rectangular steel back bone , and tubular frame, twin 10" front disc, single 12" rear disc and an enclosed final chain drive. The bike was powered by an 82ci (1338cc) Shovelhead with a bore x stroke of 89 x 108mm and had a wet multiplate clutch, 5 gallon gas tank and the bike weighed 725lbs. The 1981 model brought a VfireII electronic ignition, lower 7.4:1 C.R., longer valve guides, extra oil drain lines from the rocker boxes, revised valve guide seals, and a Girling rear brake caliper. In 1982, the FLT got new handlebars and seat, primary chain oiler, higher output alternator, and locks for the luggage. 1983 only brought a lower seat, and stiffer suspension. From 1979 to early 1984 the tour glide was powered by the Shovelhead engine. In late 1984 until 1996 the motorcycle was powered by the Evolution engine. The early 1984 models had a shovelhead bottom end with an EVO top end. There was never a Police FLT Model. Only FLHT, FXRP, XLP, and Dyna Police models. It is known that the 1984 through 1988 models (at least, maybe more) had air resivors in the crash bars for air assist to the front fork springs. The 1985 model was changed from a final drive chain to a belt. The Tour Glide came without a Radio or gauge mounting positions made into the fairing. To add a radio, you would need to purchase a Radio Caddy from Harley, or several after market companies. Some after market caddys came with the gauges mounted in the radio aaddy. To add Harley gauges, Harley sold ones that required you to drill a hole in the fairing and mount them there. Harley introduced the Radio Caddy for the Tour Glide fairing and was stock beginning with the 1986 model year. It is the same year Harley had the radio in the Inner/outer fairing on the Electra Glide. It was produced by Radio Sound. That radio was only used in the 1986/87 model years. The only major change made that didn't change the name of the model line was to move the turn signals from in the fairing to outside and attached to the lower mounting supports and this happened in 1988. 1989 the "Ultra" model was introduced along with the base FLT model. The alternator was bumped up to 32 amp for 1989 and it also had a one piece pinion shaft and right flywheel. The FLTCU model came standard with cruise control, a CB radio, intercom, front and rear sound systems, and fairing lowers, and two tone paint jobs. The standard FLTs were solid colored bikes. A sidecar option was available for the FLTCU, but only 15 were made in 1989. Total production for 1989 is believed to be 603. The Tour Glide's last year of production was in the 1996 model year, and also the first year for the fuel injection option. There was not any FLT models produced for the 1997 model year. _________________________________ Road Glide years With the introduction of the 1998 model lines, Harley introduced the FLTR Road Glide. This was using the same frame and motor assembly as the Electra Glide, as before, but with a completely redesigned fairing. It included the radio and gauges mounted in the fairing in areas that were made for this purpose. This inner and outer fairing has not changed for the entire production run of the Road Glide. From 1998 to present it has remained the same. The fairing changed slightly and this was the last year for the Evolution engine. In 1999 Harley Touring models got the Twin Cam engine that bumped the displacement up to 88". From 1999 to 2003 the motorcycle had very minimal changes. In 2000 and 2001 Harley offered CVO Road Glides, the FLTRSEI and FLTRSE2. 2004 brought the change from cassette tape to compact disc, and in 2006 the radio manufacture changed from Radio Sound to Harman/Kardon. 2007 the engine displacement increased from 88ci to 96ci and Transmission to 6 Speed, and all Touring Models became EFI standard. In 2008 the fuel tank increased to 6 Gallons. Throttle changed to Throttle By Wire, brakes changed to Brembo Brakes, and an ABS option for all Touring Models. 2009 brought the new frame, rear tire changed to 180 wide rear tire and 17 " front tire. This was the last year of the Road Glide (FLTR). After many years Harley Davidson brought back a CVO Road Glide in 2009 (FLTRSE3). _________________________________ Custom and Ultra years After many rumors that the Road Glide's last year was going to be the 2009 model year, 2010 models came out with a newly designed Road glide called the Road Glide Custom and designated model FLTRX. The bike was basically the same as a Street Glide, just with the shark nose or fixed fairing. The 2010 models was the first and only year to offer a 2 into 1 headpipe. 2010 was also introduced with 18" front tire, lowered rear end with newly designed tail lights, doing away with the center brake light in the middle of the rear fender. In 2010 Harley redesigned the fairing mounting supports. They were redesigned to move the fairing up and re-angle the fairing to make the fairing accept the vented lowers that are now being used on the Electra Glide. Before this models change, the Road Glide required a different lower fairing from and of the "Batwing" or Road King models lines. Cruise Control was made optional (controls removed from handlebars). 2011 Road Glide Custom (FLTRX) same as before with new colors and 103ci motor option and a 2/1/2 headpipe. The Road Glide Ultra (FLTRU) was introduced with a 17" front tire and has the TwinCam 103ci motor. Harley also produced a FLTR CVO Road Glide Ultra (FLTRUSE) with 110ci engine and 18" front and rear tire. 2012 saw both the FLTRX and FLTRU models return, and a FLTRXSE in 3 color offerings. 2011 was definatley a big year for the Road Glide, along with 2012 and the best kept secret in the Harley Davidson line-up, seems to be finally getting some well deserved respect in the touring community. 2013 was another great year for the Road Glide, with the Custom and Ultra returning with new color offerings. Also the FLTRXSE2 returned with addition speakers in the saddlebag lids, 2 paint offerings and the 110 year anniversary edition CVO Road Glide. The FLTRXSE2 came with Harley's new LED lighting for the Road Glides. ​  

Color options for each year according to model and Some models (mainly CVO) has the production numbers that could be found and even the country the bike went to. ---------- 1979 ---------- - FLT Vivid Black ---------- 1980 ---------- - FLT* Birch White Vivid Black Rich Red Saddle Brown Bright Blue Charcoal Grey Candy Red ---------- 1981 ---------- - FLT* Birch White Vivid Black Classic Tan Classic Creme Candy Root Beer Metallic Blue Light Red Dark Carmine Orange Olive Light Charcoal Metallic Dark Silver ---------- 1982 ---------- - FLT* Birch White Vivid Black Classic Tan Classic Creme Metallic Blue Light Red Dark Carmine Orange Brown Emerald Green Red Pewter Maroon ---------- 1983 ---------- - FLT* Birch White Vivid Black Classic Tan Classic Creme Pewter Maroon Indigo Blue Claret red Slate Grey Metallic ---------- 1984 ---------- - FLT* Birch White Vivid Black Classic Tan Classic Creme Pewter Maroon Indigo Blue Claret Red Candy Purple Rose Metallic Slate Grey Metallic ---------- 1985 ---------- - FLT* Birch White Vivid Black Classic Tan Classic Creme Candy Blue Slate Grey Metallic ---------- 1986 ---------- - FLT* Birch White Vivid Black Candy Red Slate Grey Metallic Candy Blue Candy Pearl Signal Red ---------- 1987 ---------- - FLT* ---------- 1988 ---------- - FLT* Vivid Black Bright Cobalt Candy Blue Bright Candy Plum Candy Brandywine Candy Crimson Brandywine & Crimson Bright Cobalt Blue & Brilliant Silver Candy Bronze & Creme Vivid Black & Creme Metallic Blue & Cadet Blue Metallic Creme & Champagne Gold ---------- 1989 ---------- - FLT* & FLTCU* Vivid Black Metallic Blue Candy Brandywine Bright Candy Plum Brandywine & Crimson Metallic Blue & Brilliant Silver Vivid Black & Creme Candy Bronze & Creme Metallic Blue & Cadet Blue Metallic Creme & Champagne Gold Vivid Black & Brilliant Silver ---------- 1990 ---------- - FLT & FLTCU* Burgandy & Candy Red ---------- 1991 ---------- - FLT* & FLTCU* Birch White Bright Sapphire Dark Candy Ruby Dark Sapphire Light Candy Ruby Turquoise Vivid Black Vivid Yellow White Wineberry Pearl ---------- 1992 ---------- - FLT* & FLTCU* Birch White Bright Sapphire Sunglo Charcoal Satinbrite Dark Candy Ruby Dark Sapphire Sunglo Light Candy Ruby Light Poppy Pearl Red Voyage Turquoise Vivid Black White ---------- 1993 ---------- - FLT* & FLTCU* Aqua Sunglo (canceled – replaced by Aqua Pearl in 1994) ----- Arctic White Birch White Bright Victory Red Sunglo Bright Wineberry Sunglo Charcoal Satinbrite Custom Red Custom Tan Dark Victory Red Sunglo Dark Wineberry Sunglo Mandarin Pearl Scarlet Red Silver Vivid Black ---------- 1994 ---------- - FLT* & FLTCU* Aqua Pearl Birch White Bright Victory Red Sunglo Burgundy Pearl Charcoal Satinbrite Dark Victory Red Sunglo Gold Poly Nugget Yellow Scarlet Red Silver Vivid Black ---1994 Custom--- Blue Metallic Crimson Dark Candy Ruby Dark Knight Blue Dyna Silver Knight Light Blue Light Candy Ruby ---------- 1995 ---------- - FLT* & FLTCU* Aqua Pearl Birch White Bright Victory Red Sunglo Burgundy Pearl Charcoal Satinbrite Dark Victory Red Sunglo Gold Poly Nugget Yellow Scarlet Red Silver Vivid Black ---------- 1996 ---------- - FLT* & FLTCU* Aqua Pearl Birch White Mystique Green Patriot Red Pearl Platinum Silver States Blue Pearl Victory Red Sunglo Violet Pearl Vivid Black ---------- 1998 ---------- - FLTR(I)* Birch White Lazer Red Pearl Mystique Green Platinum Silver Sinister Blue Pearl Violet Pearl Vivid Black ---95th Anniversary Colors--- Champagne Metallic Midnight Red ---------- 1999 ---------- - FLTR(I)* = 467 total production Aztec Orange = 29 ~Cali.: 3 ~CAN: 1 ~JAP: 5 ~USA: 20 Birch White Cobalt Blue Pearlcoat Diamond Ice Pearlcoat Lazer Red Pearl Mystique Green Nugget Yellow Scarlet Red Sinister Blue Pearl Violet Pearl Vivid Black ---------- 2000 ---------- - FLTR(I)* Aztec Orange Pearlcoat Birch White Bronze Pearl Chrome Yellow Cobalt Blue Pearlcoat Diamond Ice Pearlcoat Ice White Luxury Rich Red Sinister Blue Pearl Suede Green Pearl Viking Purple/Concord Purple Pearl Vivid Black White Highlight Pearl Luxury Blue - CVO FLTRISE Vivid Black/VR Racing Orange/Arctic White = 793 Three-Tone Red = 768 ---------- 2001 ---------- - FLTR(I)* Birch White Bronze Pearl Chrome Yellow Diamond Ice Pearl Jade Sunglo Luxury Rich Blue Luxury Rich Red Racing Orange Real Teal Flash Suede Green Pearl Viking Purple/Concord Purple Pearl Vivid Black White Highlight Pearl - CVO FLTRISE2 Vivid Black/Platinum Silver/Charcoal Satin Bright = 858 Sinister Blue Pearl/Diamond Ice/States Blue Pearl = 849 ---------- 2002 ---------- - FLTR(I)* Birch White Diamond Ice Pearlcoat Imperial Blue Mica/Impact Blue Mica Jade Sunglo Luxury Rich Blue Luxury Rich Red Racing Orange Real Red Real Teal Flash Suede Green Pearl Viking Purple/Concord Purple Pearl Vivid Black White Highlight Pearl ---------- 2003 ---------- - FLTR(I) Two-Tone Sterling Silver and Vivid Black Vivid Black Gunmetal Pearl Luxury Blue Pearl Luxury Rich Red Pearl White Pearl ---------- 2004 ---------- - FLTR(I) Vivid Black Sierra Red Pearl Luxury Teal Pearl Smokey Gold Pearl Impact Blue Pearl ---------- 2005 ---------- - FLTR(I) Vivid Black Sierra Red Pearl Smokey Gold Pearl Black Cherry Pearl Black Pearl Chopper Blue Pearl Yellow Pearl ---------- 2006 ---------- - FLTR(I) Vivid Black Brilliant Silver Pearl Black Cherry Pearl Black Pearl Chopper Blue Pearl Fire Red Pearl Deep Cobalt Pearl Yellow Pearl ---------- 2007 ---------- - FLTR Vivid Black Black Cherry Pearl Black Pearl Fire Red Pearl Deep Cobalt Pearl Pacific Blue Pearl Pewter Pearl Yellow Pearl Mirage Orange Pearl ---------- 2008 ---------- - FLTR Anniversary Copper and Vivid Black Vivid Black Black Pearl Pewter Pearl Dark Blue Pearl Crimson Red Sunglo Crimson Red Denim Mirage Orange Pearl Candy Red Sunglo ---------- 2009 ---------- - FLTR Vivid Black Black Pearl Dark Blue Pearl Red Hot Denim Red Hot Sunglo Mirage Orange Pearl - CVO FLTRSE3 Yellow Pearl and Charcoal Slate = 517 Electric Orange and Vivid Black = 1,605 Stardust Silver and Titanium Dust = 1,386 ---------- 2010 ---------- - FLTRX Vivid Black Denim Black Scarlett Red ---------- 2011 ---------- - FLTRX Vivid Black Denim Black Sedona Orange Cool Blue Pearl - FLTRU Vivid Black Brilliant Silver Pearl Cool Blue Pearl Merlot Sunglo - CVO FLTRUSE Rio Red & Black Ember/Quartzite Graphics = 1,338 ~USA-1,113 ~CAN-59 ~ENG-30 ~HDI-86 ~JPN-50 Charcoal Slate & Black Twilight/Quartzite Graphics = 1,213 ~USA: 985 ~CAN: 49 ~ENG: 20 ~HDI: 116 ~JPN: 43 Frosted Ivory & Vintage Gold/Quartzite Graphics = 346 ~USA: 216 ~CAN: 14 ~ENG: 20 ~HDI: 68 ~JPN: 28 ---------- 2012 ---------- - FLTRX Vivid Black Denim Black Chrome Yellow Big Blue Pearl - FLTRU Vivid Black Big Blue Pearl Ember Red Sunglo - CVO FLTRXSE = appx. 2639 total Maple Metallic/Vivid Black w/ Real Smoke Graphics = 799 ~USA: 621 ~CAN: 49 ~ENG: 04 ~HDI: 78 ~JPN: 47 Candy Cobalt/Twilight Blue w/ Real Smoke Graphics = 602 ~USA: 451 ~CAN: 37 ~ENG: 04 ~HDI: 50 ~JPN: 60 White Gold Pearl/Starfire Black w/ Real Smoke Graphics = 1,238 ~USA: 870 ~CAN: 49 ~ENG: 03 ~HDI: 231 ~JPN: 85 ---------- 2013 ---------- - FLTRX Vivid Black Denim Black Candy Orange Big Blue Pearl - FLTRU Vivid Black Big Blue Pearl Ember Red Sunglo Midnight Pearl - CVO FLTRXSE2 Roman Gold/Burnt Emerald w/ Edge Graphics Atomic Orange/Galaxy Grey w/ Edge Graphics Anniversary Diamond Dust/Obsidian w/ Palladium Graphics _________________________________________ _________________________________________ * = Only information that could be found was colors for all models, and may not be model specific. _________________________________________ _________________________________________  

hay there's my 84 TG .. Turn signal went from the fairing to the current location in 1988 .. I have yet to see proof that the TG was a 1979 , every reference I have says 1980 .. 80 also saw first rubber mount with the TG and TG was first five speed .. Enclosed chain final drive .. FWIW my late 84 TG cost under $8500 new .. My 88 TG cost under $10000 new .. 1989 first Ultra and it was a TG First FI for TG was in 1996 99 model years see TC 88 JtB  

I still have my 1980 TG which is an international model. It was built in 1979 as a 1980 model. Still have all the paperwork that came with it if any one is interested. Oh yes and it cost the equivalent of $8000 US  

One heck of a write up. Many thanks for your effort in this endeavor! Gotta be a stickey. Thanks, Beavz  

JacktheBagger, updated with your info,. many thanks.  

Great thread...Thanks  

Thanks for the great post!  

I will have the colors from 1980 thru 1999 or so tomorrow for you JtB  

The Tour Glide was introduced as a 1980 'Model Year' motorcycle. These models are generally introduced at the Summer Dealer Meeting held during the summer of the 'calendar year' before the 'model year'. Therefore it would have been introduced in the calendar year 1979.  

that has been my argument all along , a 1980 model introduced in 1979 JtB  

Very cool to have this information. Thanks for your efforts, folks.  

I just dug out "The Harley-Davidson Motor Company - An Official Eighty Year History, published in 1987. According to a glossary in the back of this book there were 19 FLT's built as 1979's and 4,480 FLT's built as 1980's.  

JacktheBagger said: I will have the colors from 1980 thru 1999 or so tomorrow for you JtB Click to expand...

BigJack said: Very cool. Wish there was more pics. Great thread Chain! Click to expand...

Nice Job Thank for sharing your time and knowledge Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk  

I was just wondering about this. Very cool.  

2003s had cd player.  

Very cool. Wish there was more pics. Great thread Chain!  

My 1996 FLTCUI. Factory two tone paint . Came stock with Cassette four speaker stereo with tank mounted CB radio. Also had two stock fairing mounted guages the rest where inclosed in the handle bar mounted speedo/tac housing.  

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Updated,. thanks to JacktheBagger for a ton of new info!  

Great informative read. Thanks  

Great read loved learning about the history --- I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?rr0qke  

Great work Chain! Why don't you submit the info to AI or AB for publication. It would be nice to see it in print.  

Once all the info is complete I may just do that. Cafepress.com, the site that we currently have the merchandise with can also print books. I may go through them and have some printed up, but we'll see.  

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