Harley-Davidson Road Glide Bike Comparison | New vs Old (Is The 2024 Better?)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- Harley-Davidson® Introduced the Road Glide back in 1998 as a replacement for the Tour Glide, which was released in 1979 as part of the 1980 line-up. With its frame-mounted fairing that provided exceptional wind coverage and its incredible handling, the Road Glide quickly became one of Harley’s most popular bikes. The Road Glide saw many updates over the years and in 2016, Harley introduced the Milwaukee-Eight Engine to all their touring models, including the beloved Road Glide and inspired seasoned Harley veterans as well as a whole new generation of riders to add a bagger to their quiver.
What made the Milwaukee-Eight so special? Well, the Harley-Davidson® Milwaukee-Eight engine is the ninth generation of "big twin" engines developed by the company, but only Harley's fourth all-new Big Twin in 80 years, first introduced in 2016. These engines differ from the traditional Harley Big Twin engines in that there are four valves per cylinder, totaling eight valves, hence the name. It also marked a return to the single-camshaft configuration as used on previous Harley Big Twin Engines from 1936 to 1999. In addition, the engines all have internal counterbalancers, whereas Twin Cams were counterbalanced only on Softail models, where the engine was rigidly mounted. With increased torque and fuel efficiency, it came as an easy decision to get the M8 on Harley’s Touring Models.
We have been riding the M8 version of the Road Glide for years, with thousands of miles clocked in all around the country. From Sturgis to the Drag Strip with Nitrous, and a few jumps along the way, we have made sure to put our 2020 and 2022 Road Glides to the test and they have held up to everything we could throw at them. Coming in to 2024, we all heard rumors of a new iteration of the Road Glide being introduced. But what could Harley do to make this already incredible platform any better?
Well, they made them lighter, gave them more power, and made sure they handled like a dream. With the base model now being equipped with a 117” M8 (opposed to the 107” M8 seen on the previous model’s “standard” model), Harley was able to produce 22% more horsepower and 19% more peak torque. Overall, the bike remains fairly similar to its older brother, however. So, this leads to one important question. Is the 2024 Road Glide worth the investment? Or should you just invest in upgrading your current M8 Road Glide?
The answer to those questions is more subjective from rider to rider which is why we decided to break down the key differences between these bikes in this video and give you our honest feedback on whether you should keep your current M8 Road Glide or upgrade to the all-new 2024 Harley-Davidson® Road Glide. Hit play and learn a thing or two about these bikes!
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This video proves the teams attention to detail, the spot on comparisons by all. And Cole and Juan are a great mix. Juan is a master at navigation in personalities. This is one of my fav by far😎😎😎
Glad you enjoyed it!
While not a Road Glide, I purchased the new 2024 Street Glide, and one thing they did touch on, but want to really hammer home, that lighter feeling in the 2024 models really sealed the deal for me. I'm average height and slightly above average strength, and getting the 2024 off the kick stand compared to a 2023 or even a 2022 was super noticeable. Great video and keep on riding!
Great video! Informative and entertaining. I will keep my 2021 RGS and look maybe switching to 2025/2026 models.
Same here, keeping my 21 RGS. Early in 2026 buy a 25 left over for a better deal. that's what I did with my 21 model.
Just bought a 2024 Road Glide 2 weeks ago!! Saving for your floorboards and pegs along with risers and bars!!!!
Stoked!
Did yours die on the road yet for computer issues ?
@@geraldgoodiii6993 Has any bike died yet because of computer issues? You mean the one guy on youtube who left his bike in transport mode and didn't turn it off so it bricked because it thought it was being stolen?
@@brooktech7869 lol...bam!!!!!
I love....love....love my brand new looking 2015 RGD with a 2 stage 103. Yes, I could go to my local Harley-Davidson dealer and purchase a new 2024 RG. But why? My 2015 Road glide has plenty of power, it looks awesome, and it does everything the newer bikes do while maintaining the classic Harley-Davidson experience.
Great video guys! And so great meeting you on Thursday, appreciate the hospitality!
Thanks!
For $30k, I was torn between a 24 Road Glide and a 19 Road Glide CVO Stage 4 with low miles. I decided on the 19 CVO. Happy with it, but just realized I have the fluid transfer problem after changing my fluids yesterday. That 24 Blue Burst still catches my eye.
That color is pretty sick!
Simple fix is the vent.
Love the blue!!!
You still got a killer deal. That color is pretty dope
Cole should get a 24 Street Glide so we can watch you guys work it over!
We'll stick to the Road Glide for now!
Thanks for the great Vlog with amazing info. I recently purchased a ‘24 Road Glide after 4 Street Glides and could NOT be happier! You guys are the best and hope Cole grabs a ‘24 as well. He’s got a killer design mind (to compliment yourself and Juan of course) and would love to see what he does. Ride safe!!!!
had a 2018 RG, just under 60k, got the new 24 standard couple months ago, pushing 5 k so far, absolutely love it, so far changed bars, new seat, and added slider style saddlebag bag guards, tab slip ons, average 46mpg highest mph was 50.1 consistent at 46 MPG.
I'm loving it. Got a couple more 1000 plus trips planned this month and July.. I'm loving this 117 and the controls are a non issue, pretty ergonomic. it would be nice to have a VERY LOW dim blue or orange light on the controls at night, especially the right side cluster, just my opinion. Stay safe Really Appreciate your channel and products!!! those other guys, they're pretty awesome as well😂😂❤❤❤
They said you’re going to be able to buy the CVO controls soon. They light up. Maybe out already I asked and they said they were waiting for warranty issues before they could throw them on other bikes.
I found out that the 24’s have sensor by by the clutch cover that will let you know what gear you are in when the clutch is engaged. And also the throttle sensitivity can be adjusted through the mode switch.
I prefer my pre-rushmore bikes, just more to my liking. My 07 is only 761 lbs, and I like the lightweight road glides and my double din inner faring and 6 X 9 speakers 🔊
Only 761lbs 😅
Started working at a harley dealer back in april.. the 24 road glide a new fairing that was wind tunnel tested and tested by riders.. significantly reduces wind buffeting.. the water cooling was also rerouted and the rear cylinder is 40 degrees cooler when sitting in traffic.. makes a massive difference and wont have you stripping your pants off coz "your balls was hot".. another important thing to mention is the upgraded suspension.. re-tuned forks, and the rear end is set up for an additional 50% suspension travel.. also,the adjustability and the ease of adjustment is much easier and can be tuned much more than factory suspension on previous years.. the road glide also has better factory bars that puts you in a much better seating position.. the street glide still has short little bars.. they feel pretty gross..
The GPS isn't monthly, it's 400 for 3 years... if you're living in today's world and don't have apple car play or android auto, you're going to have to pay it if you want GPS.. its very easy to set up your phone to have GPS without having to pay for the harley stuff
Love the new look of the road glide. 20 years riding batwings and I switched because of the looks. I have found with the change I prefer the fixed fairing much more.
Right on!
Excellent comparison video !!!!
There is a lot more info than most of your fellow youtube posters. You guys have the benefit of working/wrenching on bikes to develop your catalog, so your info is better than most. I'm an older rider (close to your dad's age) so I don't always agree with the way you guys ride, but it is always entertaining.
Much appreciated! Stoked you're still taking the time to watch out videos!
@@THRASHIN
That's why I'm a subscriber....
100% agree about the 24 throttle. When I first picked up my 24 CVO RG i was sitting there and was reaching the thumb over to change tracks on a song at the light and I reved the shit out of the throttle lol.. The hand controls IMO are far far too fat and hard to reach. I am slowly getting used to reaching those thumb sticks but man with gloves it just feels clunky. Love the new fairing on the RG. I was a SG guy for life so I thought, till I saw the new RG fairing in person and now I own one. Great video!
Y'all are hella awesome. "THRASIN SUPPLY ROCKS "
Hey Lance you know I don't even own a bike. But have bought 3 different pairs of gloves, several shirts, and handlebar bag the red one.......
Love your vlogs bro 🤘
Both you and Juan definitely have some badass rides......
That is awesome! stoked on the love!
Another great video guys. Im new to motorcycle/ harleys and back in march i went in and bought my first bike. I had the option between 2 brand new bikes 23 rg and 24 rg. I ended up picking the 24 rg. I had the same initial thoughts as you guys stated about the 24s but seeing it in person and now having a few months riding and owning it, it grew on me. Also watching this video and getting your guys perspectives and comparisons with experience on both bikes i feel like i made the right choice. Keep up the great content. 🤙
Stoked! Thanks for watching!
Great review guys! Feel the same....just now warming up to the new Road Glide. Starting to really like it.
Both are such sick bikes! Dope channel boys
Thanks!
Great video comparison as always.
Looking forward to upcoming videos on performance mods your 24 RGs!
Thanks!
Nice comparison video guys
Keep on rocking !
Thanks! Will do!
Good one ! And I agree with all of your all's point. 😎🤟 If I had Juan's bike I wouldn't trade for the 24 I still like the old look as well
Loved the honesty in your comparison guys I have an old FLHX that I’ve dialed in I’ve been kicking around the idea of getting a new RG but maybe I just have two bikes 😂😂
The other difference is while the headlight on both is LED, you still have incandescent stop/turn/tail lights on the non 24 models to change out. Also if you want the blacked out trim option instead of chrome, you save a little as only the sg/rg specials had the blacked out trim, which cost more than the standard.
Juans bike 🔥🔥🔥
I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot here, but here in Canada the navigation is included. No subscription. I love my 2024 Roadglide. Rode an 03 Roadglide for 21 years and made the switch 👊
I love the newer model, it does grow on you. I like that big Cyclops headlight, looks pretty mean at night. I can’t afford one, but I had the opportunity to throw a leg over and bombed around town. I wanted to take it to the canyons in Lake Hellsinore. Good lookin sled.
You can actually get a half shell helmet in the 24 bags a lot easier than my 2017 flhxs. I will be buying the blue burst RG sometime soon. Have taken several test rides and i love the bike. I also love my 2017 as it's the hard candy hot red flake with the flames and big flake paint.
The 2024 is so much smoother and more comfortable and I always hated older RG's, but love this new one.
Well done, y'all. 👍🏼Having ridden and reviewed the new one, I came to a similar conclusion about it. The one point of divurgence: I wasn't as in love with the new front suspension as Cole seemed to be. I felt it to be a bit bouncy. Maybe stock to stock it's an improvement over the old, but that is not saying much. .
Thanks for sharing!
Awesome comparison!
I feel that Juan's bike would perform well with forged wheels and a ST fender
I had an 18 CVO RG, a lot of mods, which was pretty good. I bought the CVO ST..... TOTALLY AMAZING. I feel like it's a much better bike.
GPS isn’t a monthly subscription, it’s a one time fee. If you want updates past 3 years (pretty sure it’s 3), you have to pay for those. I got it to have as a backup in case I’m somewhere with no cell data
For real. How did we survive in the 90’s
Great honest comparison. I’m with Juan, already having a done up 23 would be such a loss to start from scratch. I still wanna rip a 24 though 🤘
I like the new one better. But I really like the one with the upside down forks and radial brembo brakes even more.
When the new suspension goes onto the standard bike. I’ll buy one.
I would have kept my bike if I didn't get cut off last Thursday. I believe the my insurance company will total my bike out and I will be getting a 24 model Road Glide. Just don't know if I'm going to get the CVO, CVO ST or the base model. First, I have to heal because I fractured my right clavicle in my accident. I am luck to being still walking this earth and looking forward to the future holds for me. I will be getting some Thrashin stuff from you guys when it comes to it. Keep up the good work guys.
Great video as always!
Glad you enjoyed!
I pulled the trigger on a 24 love the chrome ur throwing on the blackout bike might have to do the same.
Same exact frame and swingarm. No difference. I see you added bag speaker kit 👏🏾
You able to get better fuel economy because of the variable valve timing VVT. Gives you better control of the valve.
The interesting thing is the 2024 CVO ST does not use this system. I wonder if we can get Luke’s take on as to why?
As well as plans for developing camshafts for both systems in the near future
If your worried about gas mileage on a motorcycle 😂😂😂
Good comparison, but the frame is outdated on these bikes , Harley has made no updates to it since 2009. They need to go to a lightweight aluminum frame with a rear monoshock that has 5" of travel like Indian motorcycles use. The Indian suspension is also adjustable thru the infotainment screen. I dont care for Indians but they do have a much smoother ride over bad road surfaces than the motor companys offerings.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
I almost wish I had waited to consider the new RG before buying my 23 LRST Fast Johnnie last year.
Freaking Juan's bike looks so sick with the black and chrome. The thrashing parts on it look really good as well. You guys make the best looking parts. Look forward to the day i can put those parts on my bike! Maybe if Trump wins i will be able to afford a whole new bike setup.
There it says one on the engine plate made in America I ask a question to clarify it means that it was made in Brazil it was made in Mexico or it was made in Colombia because we are talking about the continent
for my the important upgrade in 2024 in cooling system for heat mangment and suspention
Nice bikes Thrashin keep up the good work
Thanks!
Great comparison 🤙🏼
Thanks!
I love your content Lance, always looking forward to the premieres. ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ Hope you get to one million subscribers by end of year.
I appreciate that! We hope so too! Thanks for the love!
Oh, and the NOS on that 107!
Yes the 2 on the lifts, but doesn’t Cory have a cvo?
How tall are Lance and Cole? Did the risers/bars obstruct the view of the infotainment system?
Lance is 5'9", Cole is 5"10", and they both don't have any issues seeing the infotainment system! Once you're sitting on the bike you have clear visibility, the pictures and video just don't do it justice
Just found your Chanel. Great video.
Thanks and welcome!
Big G'day all at Team Thrashin' from Down Under 🇦🇺
May all your days be Harley days
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Safe travels 🙏♥️🐾🐾🇦🇺
Random idea for a vid...a how to run those enforcer wheels on Juan's Bob.
More power, less weight, and better MPGs is a win for HD
Great job as always.
Thanks brother 🤝
I love my 2020 limited 114 ci , I would say they are the same just some different gadgets
Awesome. The A Team!!!
The lift blocks for the floorboards are so over looked. They’re worth it 100%
Agreed!
Love the content
First year of going to Sturgis! Where can i find you guys this year, will you have a booth or anything?
We'll be set up with the Van but we're dialing in the exact day right now! We'll keep you posted!
Hey this will be my first year too! Looking forward to hopefully meeting you guys!!
I don't like the tank. I can get over the headlight. But the iconic bulbus h.d tank is just part of how I think about a harley and its image. The infotainment is the same kinda feeling. Plus, you damage it, and everything is boned. And likely not cheap.
Kool! Hopefully, there's not a pop quiz 🏍🏍🏍🏍
Brooks was here
Crystal! Great job.
Thanks!
Random vid idea....a how to...run those enforcer wheels on Juan's Bob
Great video guys. But these 2024 s no bueno My opinion they missed it. I agree with you about the harder edges looks like an Indian
Looks wise :
When I first saw a Rushmore RG with the way the lights look.. a black one of course.. thought it looked like a fkn hit man bike or something.
The new bike is better in every measurable way. Old one looks better IMO
Both are amazing rides
What 2-1 pipe is Juan running on his bike?
V&H!
On the 24 glide, the engine cover on the cam chest. Is that a product you guys are selling?
Eventually! We just got a machined sample in so hopefully in a few months we can have something available!
I found it interesting they adapted the electronic nightmare from the Pan America on the new dresser before even figuring out where all the Electro Gremlins lived in those bikes. Kind of sad.....
You guys have thrashin clamps for the grips now, any word on the tank bag yet
Just got our final sample so we'll be planning a launch soon! We'll keep you notified!
Cole should get the new street glide
TACO Tuesday
For once, EU get luckier: satellite navigation is standard on ours.
Also pricing, i would have compared with the old ST: similar engine and riding aids.
What kind of sunglasses does Lance have?? lol
Hi Guys.. check out Holy Shift’s vlog on his trip to LA.. they feature you guys.. surprised you didnt know his channel.. Him and his buddy Cycle Fanatix have 2 of the best channels.. and Cycle Fanatix just hosted 2 Lane Life in Jersey.. They just bought your 9 1/2 inch mid bend bars for their bikes.. I love how Lance said” with passengers in the back?”.. 😂😂😂.. The guy was a fighter jet pilot!! LOL
What grips are you guys using on the 24? @THRASHIN
We have our own Moto Grips on it! We have a new Throttle Tube coming out soon!
29,000.00 OTD is a good price. What dealer did you buy it from?
No way. One that sponsors.
Do you make risers for a 2014 Ultra?
the 2024 RG is NOT a base model. Its the only model The 117 is NOT the base model engine. Its the only engine. Seems people just cant understand this. The ST and 121 are CVO only.
Embedded navigation is NOT monthly. Its $350 every 3 years.
The rest of the video pretty awesome.
This makes no sense.
What floorboards are on the 2024?
We used the Apex Floorboards with the tail extension and lift kit!
I get 43+mpg on my 124 m8
2023 FLTRX
I’ve seen close to 50 running at 80mph just cruising .. so all hwy
But it’ll get into upper 30s getting on it hard
I’d love those liquid heads tho that don’t need ugly ass lowers
The new bags have a full two liters more capacity. So that .1CF represents two full liters more storage space. That really is a lot. I just don't like the short look of the bags. I need the bags to cover up the ugly exhausts as much as possible on any bike.
Athens, Ga …..Present
I prefer my 23 Roadglide _ST over these new ones.
It is just crazy they still haven't put on better front and rear suspension. Like just throw on inverted forks already. It should be standard now. Indian throws it on their challengers for about the same price. And dual disc brembos. I think if Harley did that they would see a better return of customers and new customers.
The brakes are Brembo. Just Harley branded. They put the bigger brembos and inverted forks on the CVOs last year. And the Challenger still is soooo ugly compared to the RG.
@@Helmigurt did not know they were still brembo, but my point stands lol
What exhaust is that on the ‘24? Bassani?
Bassani Road Rage Mid Length!
CVO ST please
😂 No doubt about it. The Indian competition has rattled Harley-Davidson design😅... Between the bagger racing leagues and flat track...🪄
Street Glide is the way to go. Y’all get with it!
Maybe 20 YEARS ago bud! Now we go fast. Street glides shimmy and shake, Roadglides cut through the wind and even at 150 mine stays stable as fuhhhq. Street glide same engine falls behind on highway. My buds that own street glides all seem to fear high speed...mainly because the street glide is not made to be aerodynamic. Get with it, take a road glide test run over 100 mph and learn why roadies rule
Biggest complaint trying to sell the 2024s is no one likes the new infotainment and the bulky ugly switch housings. Most of my customers like the 2024s but I have more people keeping their earlier m8 roadglides/street glides because of the new tech they dont care for. 🤷♂️
I have a 2013 should i upgrade
Depends on what you want! You could spend the money to upgrade yours or you could just invest in a brand new one!
I traded a very nice 2012 that I had set up just for me for a 2024 and I haven’t regretted it one bit.
thank you. but no taco´s in your video ? Greatings Jack. From Holland.
Next time! We save those for the vlogs!
Because the American continent includes Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Peru, to talk things like they are, that little plate on the motorcycle should say made in North America or the United States.
Got boards on my dyna and those things are half gone from twisties😂🤦🏼♂️so yes stock floorboards definitely are horrible
Which exhaust is on the 2024?
Bassani Road Rage Mid Range!
cool video I burned 200 calories watching it 🏋🏼♂️
Good stuff!
When you guys gonna have the drawing to win Juan’s bike 🤟
Which bike?
@@THRASHIN the Juan with the rigged horn 😂