2020 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special Edition #1- Road Test - Review
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- This is my road test/review of Harley's 2020 Road Glide Edition #1. This is the limited edition Road Glide Special. Special thanks to Warren Hill at Gator Harley-Davidson in Leesburg Florida. www.gatorharley.com 352-787-8050
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In my opinion, nobody in the industry outside of some custom builders, has better paint and chrome than Harley.
I buy old junk and make it nice again. I really love seeing a Harley for sale with neglected paint. A little polish and buffing and they always come back to beautiful. That’s a testament to quality paint.
That is one fine piece of American machinery. Paint job is amazing good looking bike .
We’re vents open or closed Jerry?
It’s also not true
Davy Pig That’s what I thought
I want to personally thank you for helping me become a better rider. Practiced what you preach in your videos and will continue to do so. Was always nervous to ride a heavy motorcycle due to maneuvering but your videos prove they can do low speed maneuvers with ease. Love my Road Glide. Thanks for the reviews they are very helpful.
Thanks for the test drive. You've confirmed what I've felt about my '19 Road Glide Special. Nice to get an opinion from someone who knows what they're talking about.
Also, thanks for the course, (l took it and learned a lot), and the videos. Great contribution to the motorcycle world.
Keep on keeping on...
My favorite paint set on the 2020s so far. My first Harley was a 2001 RoadGlide and I miss it. Great ride. Thanks for taking us along.
I tested one of the 2020 Roadglides. I owned an 05 about 10 years back. I will say the new Roadglide is probably the first factory HD touring bike I did not feel like the handlbars needed to be changed right off!
They are the best I have ever felt on a factory tourer!
Keep up with the great reviews. Absolutely love your channel
I’m from Kentucky but bought my FLHTP there at Gator in February and rode it home! Great dealer!
Thanks Motorman. A great looking and sounding bike. Love my Road Glide Ultra.
I love my Road Glide. And I love your videos they’re so informative.
Mr P, it’s always a pleasure to watch you ride and take corners etc and yes you are correct the windshield is not enough, need the 12 inch on it. Cheers from Kingsville Ontario Canada. Airborne! All ok Jumper!
Wow, good for you. Looks fantastic.
I love what you do. Please keep those videos coming. Be well and God bless.
Great video. I was a sceptic on the M8 till I rode one, and I now have a M8 softail and streetglide special.
Thank you for the review. I have the Road Glide on my wish list. Thanks for your RLAP videos. They have been invaluable in increasing my riding skill level. I ride an 05 Road King. Without your videos I wouldn’t have ever thought that I could ride a Harley touring bike. I am a fan for life. I also have a 2016 Vulcan S. If you ever get a chance to review one, please do. I think it is a great option for a lot of people. God Bless.
Counter Balancer!!! That is how the M8s are so smooth. Harley actually tuned back in some vibration as the focus groups said it just didn't feel like a Harley . So the dialed in 25% of the vibration. I love my M8 , have owned a 17, 19 and now 20!! Thanks for the excellent review.
I like how slow and deliberate the walk/talk around was. Felt like genuine flow of thoughts rather than a manufactured review
Beautiful motorcycle - great test ride.
Awesome video. Love my Road glide too!
First....you rock motorman...thank u for all that u do
Great video,just brought a 2020 RG Special in scorched orange and gray,I love it,keep up the great videos 👍
My 1st Harley was a Road King, then moved to a Road Glide, my current bike is my 4th Road Glide, it's a 2016 and a dream to ride. I agree with you the Leesburg area is definitely some of the best riding in Florida.
Nice overview Jerry. I have a ‘16 RG CVO AND LOVE IT. You mentioned this and I believe you’re right about clutch control during slow speed maneuvering. Not sure why the cable clutch makes it easier. The Air flow on your body...the vents inside the fairing works wonders to help cool.
Thanks again.
Outstanding Jerry! You did it again.
Thanks for pointing out the crucial handlebar position. I was impressed on how clean & neat the handlebars were with no scuzzy cables or wires.
And your comments 'bout the frame mounted fairing made me think of that pioneer Craig Vetter. The MCY industry owes alot to his vision and engineering prowess. In fact I'd go as far to say that Vetter is the God-father of the luxo touring bike especially the Honda Gold Wing.
Thanks again for another excelkant video. Stay Safe at Any Speed!~ General T.
Great review! Specially from such an Great rider as you are.
dang, thats a pretty bike. Mine is just black and chrome and it was a fancy pearl white when I got it, and not a minute later after riding it into my living room off the trailer new I stripped it down for re spray and exhaust. Thanks for your videos on here, they help alot with riding and practicing even if its just a half hour or fifteen minutes in an empty lot. I was doing figure of 8's and 18ft uturns earlier today and a town policeman drove past me and nodded, was a cool moment while I was trying to get the slow speed stuff down
Nice job Jerry! Enjoyed the ride and comments.
Thanks 👍
love the paint on this RGS. If mine wasn't so new I'd go after this in an instant
THATS ONE GORGEOUS LOOKING MOTORCYCLE 🏍 ❤❤
Thanks for the review! I love my '19 Road Glide Special and have been looking forward to your thoughts. If you close off any or all of the three fairing vents, you'll feel next to nothing in terms of airflow on the chest and neck area. Definitely handy for the summer heat and winter cold in Oklahoma!
Can't close the vents on a 2020 RG.
Having just bought a 2021 Road Glide Special (my first Harley after 15 years on Honda’s), I appreciate this video. Can’t wait to pick it up from the dealer once the Pacific Northwest weather becomes more amenable to riding and they finish putting on my accessories.
Glad it helped!
what a great looking bike and review!
Gorgeous looking bike, Jerry. At first, I thought it was a CVO.
That is a beautiful paint job.
Beautiful bike. Great review Sir.
I've always liked Gator Harley. Always stop in during Leesburg Bikefest. And I've always noticed that they're pricing is very fair
Great review Motorman,
Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
Awesome bike ! Love the channel !
In 2014 or 2015 the RG fairing angle and forward distance were improved to make the bike more aesthetic. In fact they took the bike out of the lineup that year. Damn good looking bike!
Just picked this bike up today with a stage 3 and 23k miles on the clock.
I think I just about crapped my pants at how much power this bike has.
Those are the Patriot Edition RoadGlide Specials, Billiard Red, Billiard Blue, Beautiful bikes! That is the exact model I want! MKE8 is smoother due to internal balanced shafts. Thanks for the review!
Another top video 👍💪😎
I like the two tone and the analog look of the electronic gauges. My experience with any of the digital read out gauges is they like to fail and are very difficult to see on bright days.
I think it's the headlights. The new style of headlights look so much better than the older style
Damn!! Love that paint!!
The radio unit is completely hands free, using both joy sticks to navigate through. Also if you press and hold the left joy stick 3 second it will take you to the Info screen. It has the 12" shock on the rear.
Yeah I think Harley does paint so well. BTW, I want the billiard blue one. Either that or the RGS in Zephyr Blue/Black Sunglo.
What a beautiful Harley. I even like the red and white paint job. I'm really missing riding. When I watch your videos, I want to go out and purchase a Road Glide. The bike looked really comfortable for some long rides. Thank You for video. Stay Safe. Keep two wheels on ground. 🤓🤓🤓🤓
Thanks 👍
I have that same bike. No complaints
ive got a 2018 road glide ultra love it, have 45,000 on it now, thankfully i had a heel toe shifter as i broke my big toe on my left foot 2 days into a cross Canada trip....couldn't shift up with left foot
Nice road to test drive on.
Lovely bike!
Nice review. Thank u
sweet ride
Glad your statement about the toe_heal shift. I find that I prefer it too. But was questioning my heart as I never owned a bike with floorboards or the forward positioning of the foot controls. I'm 5' 6", so I want too quickly put down my feet when I come to a stop. Then again all the bikes mid pegs on them.
Big thumbs up (already subscribed)! The M8 motor is what sold me on Harley. I love the Road Glides but trying to see what are the differences between the Road Glide Classic vs the Road Glide Special.
Thanks. That looks as smooth as my wing.
The paint 🎨 on your “Wing” isn’t even close !
@@roadglide1142 Ha. Meant the ride. Agree with HD paint. Beautiful stuff.
Hey Jerry, hope you and your wife enjoyed a nice Fourth of July this year. In mid April of this year I purchased my first touring bike. I had an 2006 Heritage that I really loved. Decided it was time to move up to a touring model. Four Rivers HD in Paducah, KY. Was great! I had never ridden a motorcycle with a fairing. I rode a street Glide and Ultra with the bat wing and a 2020 Road Glide Special,and 2018 Road Glide with the shark nose fairing. Both were great in my opinion. The stationary mount of the Shark Nose fairing was SERIOUSLY A NON ISSUE! I thought I would have a hard time turning through intersection and the parking lot, no Sir, kept my head and eyes turned, no problems. I also noticed that on the interstate or a state highway, when meeting a semi or dump truck, I did not get the whole wind blown shake effect I did on my heritage, and it was minimal with the bat wing, not much though in my opinion. I, like you, found the Road Glide growing on me, ALOT! I really loved the look. I went with the 2018 Road Glide, BLACK, and since April I have added a Black tour pack and all Black docking hardware, and black handle bars. Next will most likely be the TAB PERFORMANCE with ZOMBIE BAFFLES... My first Black bike, I love it. When you added your tab slip ons, did you get the tuner or have it turned or just put em on a run it?! I've been told by some I need a tuner in order for it to run right others say put em on and go! It's the 107 M8. Your thoughts on this please?
Thank you for your videos!
I have the Tab 4'' with the medium baffles on My Road King and felt I did not need a tune. My wife's bike with the 4.5 and the Zombie baffles, I felt did need a tune as I could feel a loss of low end torque. If you're past warranty or have the extended warranty, go with the Vance&Hines tuner. It works great and gives you many more options than the Harley tuner and it's less money. Plus, it's a plug and play unit.
I love my roadglide but like you I like to be a little forward towards the bars I had to put a windshield on mine
Those stock pipes sound great.
I LIKE THE LOOK TOO
I love my 20 RGS 😁
Beautiful bike. My husband loves the Roadglide but it will us $300.000 TTD ( Trinidad and Tobago dollars )to import one. He has been in love with them for a while.
Would love to have that bike in my garage next to my Night Train.
GR8 VIDEO! GOT THE 2019 RGS GR8 BIKE! U CAN CLOSE OFF THE VENTS ON COLD DAYZZZ LOL!!!
I still can't quite get used to the look of the Road Glide, but that's one gorgeous looking bike.
It's close to $40.000 in The Netherlands, what with the VAT (21%) and Vehicle Registration Tax (20%). That would eat up all my budget for a new bike. I guess I'll stick with the Road King Special, and spruce it up with a Stage II TQ kit, luggage rack, LED lights, Öhlins rear shocks, and apes, which would bring me to about the same price.
That was a very good review and ride of one of the new Road Glides. I was surprised at how good that area is for riding; everywhere you went was nice riding area, unlike Tampa.
Yes. The area around Leesburg is the best riding in Florida. I believe they have rider maps of the area they hand out during the Leesburg bikefest.
That was awesome 😎
M8 smooth and powerful, It's the reason I went with a 2012 Polaris Victory cross country over a Harley. 4 valves per cylinder, self adjusting hydraulic lifters, oil cooler and gear driven primary. Harley's were lacking and costlier then. That RG is off the chain. I want quiet, smooth and comfortable as a stable mate, Honda Goldwing DCT is in my future.
I love that paint on that bike. Not so much on the blue. My 19 special has adjustable shocks in the back. Everyone I've heard say they didn't like the roadglide said it was because the lights don't turn with the wheel. I tell neither does your cars lights.
That's beeeeautiful!
Nice bike, looks very decent and not overstated.
I'm always impressed when a manufacturer hits the mark that is seats & suits (pun intended) various other rides for position, handeling and fairing.
Some other major brands could learn a thing or two from HD in that arena. (read: note the ton of aftermarket-seat adjusters and handlebar adjusters for those other brands)
Did the clutch sounded a bit clunky at times?
AFAIK HD's are smooth shifters with butter-soft & excellent clutch control.
Used to hate the road glide fairing as well. Since they narrowed it down in 2015 it’s grown on me. I actually prefer it over the batwing now.
Nice looking bike sounds good too. Prefer the Road King look with the windshield. I would never buy anything from a dealer that chargers over list price. Great review.
Just picked one of these beauties up love i just need to get used to weight tad bit heavier than my 81 low rider
No one can tell anyone more about a Bike...than Jerry.
He doesnt lie..he is very professional, and is a great instructor. You want to learn and no " Bullshit stories"... He is your " Go to Instructor "......and that America...you can take to tha Bank...Deposit your new Gained Knowledge...with this Professional....
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I really liked the evo motors personally
I did too. This is the new Evo..
Hey Motorman, love your videos but what’s a phone book? Lmao. Good job!
I have antiques but I'm not a modern Harley guy (because of the co. itself) but that big number one on the tank reminds me of everything good about Harley in an era of Evel Knievel. I have always really liked the design of the shark nose fairing but the rider side of it is the most hideous thing on the road.
Another great review but I’m sticking with the Ultra Limited’s and the Batwing fairing. Have you done any videos on group riding. I’d be interested to know your thoughts on group rides and what’s the most bikes that you should have. I’m a member of my local Blue Knights group and have found that anything over 8-10 bikes on a good ride is more hassle than enjoyment. Thanks.
Go to ridelikeapro.com and get the Surviving the Mean Streets II video. Lots of info on group riding in that video.
I would love to see you ride and review a softtail sometime. I have a 2019 Heritage and LOVE IT. But this bike is really sharp too.
Here ya go th-cam.com/video/Pe6HlIuwS_E/w-d-xo.html
@@motorman857 would this be good bike for a beginner ?
@@JWilliams-sn3qe No.
When accelerating, how did the front end feel? I rode a 2015 RGS and when i accelerated harder, i felt like the front end is slipping away. A Klock Werks Flare windshield really helped with keeping the front end down.
I’m also 5’7” and from now on will identify as 6’4”! Lol
love your comment sir "it's not a goldwing, for sure" enough said....
I knew a Yamaha & Honda dealer in CA back in 1994 and they let me test ride various bikes.
So your saying your the guy who ruined it for everybody else😁?
@@motorman857 No way, I never had a problem. I even bought a 78 Yamaha XS11 as well as others. I really liked the 84 Gold Wing that we cruised on. I do enjoy your videos.
id love to have this one but change the blue in the one to black so its red white and black. and then in my opinion it would be perfect for me anyway lol. but it sure does have that murica theme going on
My riding buddy has that red Edition #1 bike but he upgraded it to Stage 4, 131 CI!! He needs to file a flight plan before we ride out. When's a good time to ride over from Daytona and take one of your advanced rider courses?
This Sunday is open. If that doesn't work, ridelikeapro.com and click on classes with motorman for all the dates.
Is it true that the steering has a lighter feel due to the fairing not being attached to the forks?
Love it! Lately you’ve ridden and reviewed a couple of frame mounted fairings, the 18 Gold Wing Bagger and BMW K1600B. You mentioned liking the looks of those two Bagger style motorcycles. It makes sense then that this Road Glide with it’s Shark nose fairing would grab you too. I have to agree 100% that Harley’s paint is second to none. Gorgeous! The nice thing about a Harley Davidson is it’s commitment to retaining it’s timeless classic good looks. Harley’s have been time tested to do just fine hauling down the many “miles of smiles”. Water cooling, if not careful, can change the characteristic of the V-Twin, so it will be interesting to see how HD goes about meeting the Indian Challenger’s knock on the door. If Indian can get their paint in order and somehow limit the abundance of plastic used it’d be a no brainer. At the end of the day though, whatever bike that makes you turn around for another look just before turning out the garage lights after a great ride confirms you made the choice. Great content as always Jerry. Ride safe and ride often. Peace.
Too smooth for my liking, still love the evo.
Your right Jerry nice bike not a goldwing but still a nice bike
Could you do a review on the Indian scout if that hasn't been done yet
The thing is the Indian dealer is 60 miles away and the most miserable traffic filled stop light to stop light ride in the 95 degree heat you can imagine. Maybe in November.
@@motorman857 very valid points haha I was in Tampa for the last 2 weeks the heat was unbelievable even at the beach so I will look forward to Novemberish. Love your videos
On the 2020 you cant close the vents like previous years. My 2019 Roadglide ultra weighs 925 lbs. With fuel and oil. I can lean into corners with confidence compared to my cvo electra glide ultra. The steering is much lighter on the Roadglide.
The three things I did when I bought my 2020 Roadglide limited was order the two vents, heal shifter and and the extra fob.
Stage 2 torque cam, Rinehart header, Screamin Eagle mufflers with both H-D tuners (I wanted the wideband sensors) keep in warranty.
My favorite H-D in 35 yrs.
I need to be able to close the vents 3-4 months a year in New England. I’ll ride until the snow is on the road.
He said he is 5/7 and is flat footed at the beginning of the video! I dont know how thats possible when Im 5/7 too and with my 2019 RG special Im definitely not flat footed, Anyways, maybe they did lower the bike a little from last year, but I doubt it. I am use to not being flat footed now but would of preferred being flat footed. Anyways, I do love my RG, always loved the look of the RG :)
It's not so much the height but the inseam. I have a 29'' inseam. Plus, as I say in the video, I identify as a 6'4'' person, so..
@@augie7844 Is that a short joke? I think that's a short joke. I'm deeply offended. Ok, deeply might be a stretch. Did ya see what I did there...a stretch?
@@augie7844 I wasn't offended in the slightest. I was messin with ya. I was poking fun at the people who claim to be offended about everything. That's why I made my own little joke with the stretch thing. You didn't get it? Ya know cause people call tall guys shorty, and short guys stretch. I was makin fun of myself.
I bought a RGS River Rock Grey and I absolutely love it. For some reason on the 2020 model they got rid of the vent closer. Used to be a button to shut the vents on the sides of the headlights.
I have the same bike. They also took off the heel shifter. What you pay for yours?
@@ericsalinas1839 it was listed at 31k I ended up paying 27k. Plus free tires for life of the bike.
@@matthewstanton8418 I paid 32 with the SE stage 1 kit and some passenger accessories
All I've done so far is a saddleman road sofa seat, and Klock Werks windshield. You happy with the stage 1?
@@matthewstanton8418 The bike has all the power I'll ever need. The exhaust is quite mellow and a little louder than stock. It opens up nicely when you smash the gas.
You didn’t make mention about any handling difference with the fixed fairing in comparison to the batwing fairing. Perhaps because there was none. I’ve heard/read on blogs about the fixed fairing on the Road Glide handling much better in windy conditions vs batwing on a Street Glide. Any truth about that. Thanks, I’m a follower and attended your class about 2 years ago. I watch all your videos. Great job.
No difference in handling.
I love Road Glides, but man Jerry your statement "if you are going to spend $27K then an extra $999 won't kill you" is just everything wrong with Harley today. RDR should be standard across the line in my opinion.
That would just add to the price of the bikes. Every bike that has standard cornering ABS has had the price jacked up or production moved to a cheap labor country. There's no free lunch.
Okay,Why would you pay extra for blacked out instead of chrome??
I'll play your silly game. Because a person likes blacked out better than chrome? Did I win?
Is this good for a beginner??
Not allowing test drives especially if one is willing to put a significant amount down is absolutely beyond ridiculous. I would never EVER buy a vehicle, especially a motorcycle which you absolutely MUST feel seating position, controls, bars, how it handles, brakes, etc, to know if it's right for you, without having a test ride. Gorgeous bike. I really like the eagle eye version graphics the best of the paint schemes. Also I think it's not well thought out that the touch screen is above the gauges. It should be the other way around so the screen is more easily accessible.