To correct the fit and comfort issues of shorter riders under 5 feet 7 inches tall, the 2015 Electra Glide® Ultra Classic® Low offers the lowest seat height available in a premium touring bike. Those features include:
• A seat height of 25.6 inches allows more riders to place both feet flat on the ground when the motorcycle is stopped, and a new low-profile seat reduces the reach to the foot controls. Premium lowered front and rear suspension lowers the bike’s center of gravity and makes it easier to lift the motorcycle off its jiffy stand, yet delivers outstanding comfort and handling.
• The overall width of the primary drive housing and derby cover are reduced to further improve leg clearance to the ground.
• A pull-back handlebar places hand controls two inches closer to the rider, putting many riders in a more comfortable position that can reduce back and shoulder strain.
• Smaller-diameter hand grips reduce the finger reach to the brake and clutch levers.
• Assist and Slip (A&S) hydraulic clutch reduces lever effort 23 percent, a key benefit in stop- and-go traffic.
• A new passenger footboard mount allows the footboards to be folded up so they are out of the way when pushing the motorcycle in a garage or driveway.
• A new toe tab extension reduces the reach required to retract the jiffy stand.
Visually indistinguishable from standard Harley-Davidson Touring models, the Ultra Classic® Low is equipped with the full complement of Project RUSHMORE features that set the standard for long-haul touring comfort and convenience.
The High Output Twin Cam air-cooled 103™ (1690 cc) engine provides abundant power for touring two-up and confident passing. A wind tunnel-tested Batwing fairing with Splitstream vent limits head buffeting.
The Boom!™ Box 4.3 audio system features Bluetooth capability and a 25-watt per channel amplifier driving four speakers.
A King Tour-Pak® and hard saddlebags with One touch latches, Reflex™ Linked Brakes with ABS, Daymaker™ LED lighting, electronic cruise control, and the H-D® Smart Security System are standard features.
At 5’7 one would think pushing a bike approaching 900 lbs. Out of the garage or parking space would be quite a task. Love the arm chair, maybe HD makes one for Sportsters. ..Z
It will be nearly 1/2 ton curb weight + passengers…under 5’7″ and strong!
Not the only bike in this weight class either…
There appears to be a discrepancy in the article. It describes the engine as a “High Output Twin Cam air cooled 103” but the tech table indicates that this is the liquid cooled engine.
Chris, It is of course an air cooled engine. I see in the “power train” listing it says “twin cooled”. I don’t see anything that says this a “liquid cooled” engine. I believe the “twin cooled” is in reference to the liquid cooled heads.
In quite a number of Asian countries owning a HD Electra Glide is a very big status symbol.
This is possibly a call from that market, and others that are not so tall
Anyone know what the travel is on the rear shocks? Hard to imagine a touring bike with only 2″ of travel. Three inches is barely enough.
This will be very popular in Japan. There are thousands of Ultras here, and thousands more riders under 5’7″. This bike is a no brainer for the Asian market.
Don’t forget the Latinos….many of my Mexican friends are a little bit shorter in the inseam.
Folks of the target group’s height are already riding FLH bikes so it’s just good sense to build one just for them instead of making them, but up their own set up. One of the better riders I know rides a lowered bagger and he’s 5 foot 4.
!@#$/% auto – correct! “Rather than make them cob up “
I was able to demo the Low at the Pilgrim Road plant a few weeks back. I’m 5′ 11″ and the Ultra Low seemed to fit me about the same as my ’05 Standard.
@Boomer
During the demo, I hit a heave in the road that jolted my recently rehabbed back. When I next rode a Street Glide Special, the ride was much the same. Before I rode the Road Glide Special, I mentioned something about the harsh ride to one of the guys working the demo. He adjusted the suspension (for my fat ass) and the ride was great – seemed to soak up the crappy Wisconsin roads much better. I’m assuming that the Low has the same suspension, so I would think it would be adequate for a smaller rider. All depending on how the bike is loaded down, of course.
The Napoleon Bonaparte Special.
Did they change the frame or just the seat?
@Richard, if you are pumping fluid through the heads, that makes it liquid cooled in my world.