2014 Harleys H2o cooled

[cactusjack]

Hell has officially frozen over, folks!

Harley has unveiled their 2014 line up. A few models now have water cooling. I only looked at the touring line, because I don't care about anything else Harley makes. There are also a number of styling changes, such as the air cleaner cover, the batwing fairing and they have updated the sound system with a 6.5" color touch screen display. A number of previous models are gone, most notably the Road Glide line, although the RG is slated to be re-introduced next year after some retooling.

[crazygene49]

http://www.jsonline.com/business/har...220141861.html

[GIBBY]

Boy am I glad that hell has frozen over, I am a shoe in!

[Dave]

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-...eys/23263.html

From the picture in the above link it shows the radiators are in the lowers.

http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/2011/06/21/...d-heads-patent

I remember when this picture circulated around the forums. Guess it was true. If this is true the two problems with this system IMHO is 1:Too many connections in-line. Good chance of one leaking. 2: Where does the heat from them go? Back onto the driver's legs?

[Jared]

Rumors have been floating about this for years. Seems like it's well overdue.

[waterman]

Originally Posted by cactusjack

Hell has officially frozen over, folks!

Must be cold down in Chandler.

[elvis]

I like the hydraulic clutch:

2014 Harley-Davidson FLHTK Electra Glide Ultra Limited Total Motorcycle Key Features

NEW Paint color options
NEW Twin-Cooled™ High Output Twin Cam 103™ Black powder-coated powertrain with chrome covers
NEW Hydraulic clutch actuation
NEW Wind-tunnel tested Batwing fairing with Splitstream vent for reduced head buffeting
NEW Reflex™ Linked Brakes with ABS; floating open front brake rotors
NEW Daymaker™ LED headlight and fog lights
NEW Boom!™ Box 6.5 GT audio system with GPS and touchscreen, Bluetooth capability, with 25-watt per channel amplifier and four speakers
NEW Jukebox media compartment with USB connection and One-Touch access door
NEW One Touch Design: A functional element applied to the Tour-Pak®, saddlebags, Jukebox, and fuel tank door permits latching and unlatching with a press or pull of a finger
NEW Restyled injection-molded hard saddlebags with chrome One-Touch design latch
NEW Redesigned injection-molded Tour-Pak® case with One-Touch latch and integrated lock; New rear LED stop, turn, and position lights located on the Tour-Pak® case
NEW Ergonomic hand controls with intuitive design and improved tactile feel
NEW Gloss black inner fairing
NEW 49 mm telescopic front forks, stiffer triple clamps and larger steering bearings
NEW Streamlined, low profile front fender
NEW Redesigned passenger seating area optimized for greater comfort
NEW Redesigned saddlebag guard creates more passenger leg room
NEW Easier-to-read gauges; 10 percent larger speedometer and tachometer with 68 percent wider numbers, 28 percent larger fuel and volt gauges with 30 percent wider numbers
NEW Contrast Chrome Impeller Cast Aluminum wheels

Source: http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motor...traLimited.htm

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by waterman

Must be cold down in Chandler.

I wish! It was 92° when I left for work at 06:15 this morning.

I'm not one who will not accept a water cooled Harley, but the Harley forums are abuzz with the die hards griping about this latest innovation. It was inevitable, bound to happen sooner or later. I guess Harley hung on for as long as they could.

In addition to the batwing changes, the infotainment system and the water cooling, there are a number of smaller, more subtle changes to the touring line as Elvis enumerated, above.

[blowndodge]

Harley has been reduced to a "Wannabe" air cooled motor like Victory's

[blowndodge]

Something else to leak on a Harley!

[dank]

Nice bikes. Looks like Victory's gonna have to run harder if they hope to catch up!

[blowndodge]

Originally Posted by dank

Nice bikes. Looks like Victory's gonna have to run harder if they hope to catch up!

[dshelly]

Let's face it, Victory is on it's way out . BD and MM are the only two "die hard" fans they have.

[GIBBY]

Originally Posted by dshelly

Let's face it, Victory is on it's way out . BD and MM are the only two "die hard" fans they have.

Should have been in Spirit Lake, IA this past Friday and Saturday. Victory's as far as the eye could see. Lots of Hardley riders there checking them out also.

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by GIBBY

Should have been in Spirit Lake, IA this past Friday and Saturday. Victory's as far as the eye could see. Lots of Hardley riders there checking them out also.

All 117 of them? Must have been impressive!