Harley-Davidson Street Glide

Which Street Glide in France?

The Street Glide (model code FLHX) is Harley-Davidson’s signature bagger: a big tourer from the Grand American Touring family, recognisable by its fork-mounted Batwing fairing, hard saddlebags and lack of a top box. It should not be confused with the Road Glide, its mechanical twin with a frame-mounted “sharknose” fairing, with the Street Glide Limited (€35,500), a full-dress tourer with a top box and a variable valve timing engine, or with the CVO models, limited-run flagships. This page covers the standard Street Glide, redesigned for the 2024 model year.

What changes for 2026?

The 2026 specifications are identical to the 2025 ones, both on the French website and in the European press kit. The changes are cosmetic: Blood Orange, Purple Abyss, Aurora Blue Denim, Olive Steel with Vivid Black and Teal Thunder with Vivid Black join Dark Billiard Gray and Vivid Black. A Liberty Edition in Midnight Ember, with eagle graphics celebrating 250 years of the United States, is built in a run of about 2,500 units across all Liberty Edition models. In the 2026 line-up, the new Street Glide Limited takes the place of the Street Glide Ultra.

How much does it cost?

Harley-Davidson France lists the 2026 Street Glide from €32,850 in Dark Billiard Gray with the Chrome finish. Other colours add €800 (Vivid Black, Blood Orange), €900 (Purple Abyss, Aurora Blue Denim) or €1,450 (two-tone schemes). The Black engine finish costs €1,500 more and the Liberty Edition €3,000. The 2025 model year, still listed, starts at €32,490. In the United States, the Street Glide starts at $24,999 with a solo seat.

How good is the engine?

The Milwaukee-Eight 117 is a 1,923 cc 45-degree V-twin with four valves per cylinder, operated by pushrods and hydraulic lifters. The Street Glide gets a “Center-Cooled” version: the cylinder heads are cooled by liquid that flows first around the exhaust valves of the hotter rear cylinder, fed by a small radiator at the front of the frame, while the cylinders keep their fins. Harley-Davidson quotes 107 hp (80 kW) at 5,020 rpm and 175 Nm at 3,500 rpm under the European method, and 176 Nm at 3,250 rpm under the American SAE J1349 standard. Variable valve timing (VVT) is reserved for the Limited versions.

On its dyno, Cycle World measured 90.4 hp and 158 Nm (116.6 lb-ft) at the rear wheel. MCN says the engine will “surprise H-D cynics”, Visordown praises torque at any engine speed and BikeSocial notes how quickly it hits the limiter, around 5,500 rpm. The assist-and-slip clutch is still cable-operated, and Motorcycle.com and RevZilla find the pull heavy.

How does it ride?

The twin-downtube steel frame carries over, with a conventional 49 mm fork (117 mm of travel) and twin preload-adjustable shocks whose travel grows from 55 to 76 mm. The wheelbase is 1,625 mm, trail 170 mm and lean angle 32 degrees each side. Dual 320 mm floating discs and four-piston calipers handle front braking, electronically linked to the rear. At a claimed 368 kg in running order, the Street Glide is 7 kg lighter than the 2023 Street Glide Special.

Once rolling, it impresses: Cycle World rates its mid-corner stability as very good and its handling predictable above about 10 mph, while MCN found it at ease on tight mountain roads inland from Marseille. The weak spot is the rear end: despite 50% more travel, Motorcycle.com calls it “not nearly enough”, and both BikeSocial and bikesales.com.au find the ride choppy on rough surfaces. At a standstill and when manoeuvring, its 368 kg demand respect.

What equipment does it have?

The analogue dials make way for a 12.3-inch (312 mm) touchscreen running Skyline OS, with three layouts, Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth and embedded navigation sold separately. Reviewers love it; MCN notes that Android Auto is no longer available. An IMU manages four ride modes (Road, Sport, Rain, Custom), plus cornering-enhanced ABS, linked braking, traction control and drag-torque slip control. Hill hold, tyre pressure monitoring, standard cruise control, full LED lighting, a fairing drawer with a USB-C socket and 69 litres of total saddlebag capacity complete the package. There is no quickshifter and no standard heated grips.

Fuel consumption and maintenance

Harley-Davidson quotes 6.0 L/100 km (143 g/km CO2), giving a range of about 380 km from the 22.7-litre tank. No test has published a measured figure. The 2026 maintenance schedule calls for a service at 1,600 km, then an oil change every 8,000 km or every year, with inspections every 4,000 km. The valves need no adjustment and the belt needs no lubrication. The warranty is 2 years with unlimited mileage.

Recalls

2024 Street Glides were recalled for a voltage regulator wire that may rub against the crankcase and cut electrical power (NHTSA 24V-672; RappelConso A12/03120/24 for bikes built from 27 October 2023 to 18 July 2024). In the United States, the 2024 to 2026 model years are also recalled for a crankcase breather that may become blocked (NHTSA 26V-270); no equivalent has been found on RappelConso so far.

Where does the Street Glide come from?

Launched in 2006 with a 1,450 cc Twin Cam 88, the Street Glide moved to the Twin Cam 103 in 2012, then benefited from Project Rushmore in 2014 (reworked fairing, linked brakes). The Milwaukee-Eight arrived in 2017, as a 107 and then a 114 on the Street Glide Special. The current generation, launched in 2024, borrows its styling from the 2023 CVO models. If you want a sportier Harley cruiser with a 117 engine, also look at the Harley-Davidson Low Rider S.