The Road Glide Custom is a tough, low version of the shark-nose Harley-Davidson classic, with a big 18-inch front wheel, a 2-into-1 exhaust, and a smooth tail light assembly. This bagger rolls with swagger.

The motorcycle is fitted with a new rubber-mounted Twin Cam 103 V-Twin engine with Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) with heated O2 sensors and Electronic Throttle Control (ETC). The 1690 cc engine is mated on a 6-Speed Cruise Drive transmission and delivers an average fuel consumption of 42 MPG. The motorcycle’s chassis is based on a single-spar, rigid backbone frame and a stout swingarm developed to withstand the demands of long-haul touring riders and today’s powerful engines.

As far as comfort goes , the bike comes with a sculpted seat, custom floorboard, a short Lexan wind deflector and an ergonomic handlebar.

Hit the jump for more information on the 2012 Harley-Davidson Touring Road Glide Custom.

2012 Harley-Davidson Touring FLTRX Road Glide Custom

Specifications
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  • Model: 2012 Harley-Davidson Touring FLTRX Road Glide Custom
  • Engine/Motor: Air-cooled Twin Cam 103™ with Integrated Oil-Cooler
  • Horsepower: 100 ft. lbs. @ 3250 RPM
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Press Releases

Harley-Davidson offers more Big Twin performance for 2012 as its Twin Cam 103™ powertrain is standard equipment on Softail® and Touring motorcycle models and most Dyna® motorcycle models. Harley-Davidson will offer two new models for 2012. The V-Rod® 10th Anniversary Edition celebrates a decade of power-cruiser performance, while the new Dyna® Switchback is a convertible custom-touring motorcycle with detachable hard saddlebags and windshield. In addition, the Night Rod Special has significant updates for 2012 with refreshed bodywork and optimized rider ergonomics. Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO)TM rolls out the gleaming new CVO Road Glide® Custom, a limited-production, high-performance touring masterpiece.

Harley-Davidson believes every motorcycle it sells can be a custom of one. Harley-Davidson H-D1™ is a comprehensive offering of customization tools for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle owner. H-D1 tools include Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories listings in print and on-line catalogs, Fit Shop and consultation services at Harley-Davidson dealerships, and factory customization and Bike Builder tools on www.harley-davidson.com. H-D1 offers almost unlimited opportunities to optimize fit, function, style and performance and turn a Harley into a motorcycle that is truly personalized to its owner.

Harley- Davidson heads into 2012 with 32 models, each born of experience that spans generations and a passion for riding that will never diminish.

Highlights of the 2012 Harley-Davidson line include:

-The Twin Cam 103™ engine powers all 2012 Dyna®, Softail® and Touring models with the exception of the Dyna Street Bob® and Dyna Super Glide® Custom. This engine produces up to 100 ft lbs. peak torque, an increase of approximately 6 percent over the Twin Cam 96 engine it replaces as standard power for many of these models. The Twin Cam 103 is equipped with automatic compression release. It features identifying badges on the derby cover, timer cover and air cleaner trim ring.

-A Security Package that pairs Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Smart Security System with proximity-based, hands-free security fob is available for all 2012 V-Rod®, Dyna®, Softail®, Touring and CVO™ models. The Security Package is standard equipment on CVO™ models and on the Road Glide® Ultra, the Electra Glide® Ultra Limited, and the Road King® Classic. The Security Package is a factory-installed option for all other models.

-The Night Rod® Special is updated with new tapered tail section, lighter-weight wheels, an inverted front fork and improved ergonomics. Harley-Davidson celebrates a decade of power cruising with the V-Rod® 10th Anniversary Edition motorcycle, finished in Brilliant Silver Pearl bodywork that evokes the anodized aluminum bodywork of the original V-Rod model that introduced the liquid-cooled Revolution V-Twin engine in 2002. All V-Rod models will carry V-Rod 10th Anniversary badges.

-The new Dyna Switchback combines hard saddlebags and a windshield with the eager handling and Twin Cam 103 performance of the Dyna chassis. It's a custom-touring bike ready for a long weekend trip, until the detachable bags and windshield are removed. Then in seconds the Switchback becomes a custom street cruiser with a gleaming headlamp nacelle, five-spoke cast-aluminum wheels and a mini-ape handlebar. This convertible concept makes the versatile Switchback two motorcycles in one.

-All Harley-Davidson Softail models get the performance boost of the Twin Cam 103 engine for 2012. The Fat Boy and Fat Boy Lo have a new reduced-reach handlebar for more-comfortable ergonomics. A lower, narrower seat shape places the Fat Boy rider in a new "in the bike" position. The Softail Deluxe and Heritage Softail Classic will be available with a new optional "tubeless" Chrome Aluminum Profile Laced wheel option for ease of tire replacement and repair.

-The Twin Cam 103 powertrain gives all Harley-Davidson Touring models assertive power for passing. On Touring models, the Twin Cam 103 is equipped with an oil cooler. All Touring models except the Ultra Limited will offer a new "tubeless" Chrome Aluminum Profile Laced wheel option.

-The Harley-Davidson Sportster® line appeals to a broad range of riders with six 2012 models ranging from the race-inspired XR1200X™ to the accessible SuperLow® to Dark Custom roadsters like the Iron 883™, Nightster® and Forty-Eight®. The Sportster® 1200 Custom can be personalized for fit, function and style with H-D1 factory customization, a process that allows customers to use the Bike Builder tool on harley-davidson.com to build the motorcycle from a selection of options that are installed as the bike is assembled by Harley-Davidson Motor Company or are installed by a dealer after the motorcycle is delivered. New 1200 Custom color options have been added to Bike Builder for 2012.

-The new CVO Road Glide Custom is one of four limited-production 2012 models from Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO)TM, each turned out with bold paint, gleaming chrome, and the most-powerful V-Twin engines offered in production Harley-Davidson motorcycles. CVO Road Glide Custom is a hot-rod bagger with a frame-mounted fairing topped with a smoked Wind Splitter windshield, a high-output, amplified Harman/Kardon® Advanced Audio system, and a color-matched, low-profile fuel tank console.

Model Hightlights

-NEW Rubber-mounted Twin Cam 103™ V-Twin

engine with Electronic Sequential Port Fuel

Injection (ESPFI) with heated O2 sensors and

Electronic Throttle Control (ETC)

-NEW Tubeless Chrome Aluminum Profile Laced

wheel option

-NEW Paint color options

-Security Package Option including factoryinstalled Harley-Davidson®

Smart Security

System with hands-free fob and Anti-lock

Braking System (ABS)

-Sculpted seat for added comfort and improved

ground reach

-Custom floorboard

-18-inch front wheel with a lower-profile,

130/80B18 tire

-2-into-1 exhaust and single, four-inch-diameter

chrome muffler

-Red stop/turn/tail lights with chrome bracket

that doubles as a visor over the low-mounted

license plate

-Stylized headlamp shroud

-Smoked, short Lexan wind deflector

-Black powder-coated powertrain with

chrome covers

-Black, Slotted Disc cast aluminum wheels

-Lowered rear suspension

-Aerodynamic frame-mounted fairing

-Deep FL front fender with no trim

-Stainless steel, easy reach handlebar

-Chrome, low-profile fuel tank console

-One-piece, two-up Street Glide®

-style seat with

perforated insert

- Injection-molded hard saddlebags with

color-matched latches; 2.26 cu. ft. volume

-Inserts fill the spaces between the saddlebags

and the rear fender

-Silver-faced, fairing-mounted electronic

speedometer and tachometer plus fuel, voltage,

oil pressure and ambient air temperature gauge

-Streamliner footboards, brake pedal and

passenger pegs

-40-watt, two-speaker Advanced Audio System

by Harman/Kardon with CD/MP3 player

-Tri-line LED rear fender tip light

Key Features

The Road Glide®

model had long been known

as the “tourer’s touring bike.” It introduced

the world to the unique “shark nose,” framemounted fairing. The Road Glide®

Custom

takes that unique, wind-splitting design and

gives it a slammed, custom appearance. It’s

undeniable that the frame-mounted fairing

design gives the Road Glide Custom outstanding

handling properties.

With a lowered suspension, large 18-inch front

wheel, shorty, smoked wind deflector, colormatched saddlebag latches and custom rear

fascia and taillight, the Road Glide®

Custom

brings true attitude and style to that renowned

handling. And now those who love to rack up

the miles can choose to upgrade their Road

Glide®

Custom straight from the factory with the

Security Package Option, combining an Anti-lock

Braking System and Smart Security System for

outstanding value.

-6-Speed Cruise Drive®

transmission with

integrated Isolated Drive System (IDS)

-Dunlop®

“Multi-Tread” rear tire construction

extends tire life by 25 percent

-Brembo®

4-piston front and rear caliper with

dual front rotor brake system

-Air-adjustable rear shocks

-Full-length rider footboards

-Height-adjustable passenger footboards

-Six-gallon fuel tank

-Optional electronic cruise control

Specifications

Engine

Air-cooled Twin Cam 103™

with Integrated Oil-Cooler

Displacement (in./cc)

103/1690

Fuel System

Electronic Sequential Port

Fuel Injection (ESPFI)

Transmission

6-Speed Cruise Drive®

Miles Per Gallon

42 MPG combined City/Hwy

Length (in./mm)

95/2413

Seat Height (laden) (in./mm)

26.1/663

Wheelbase (in./mm)

63.5/1613

Tire

Dunlop®


Harley-Davidson®

Series, bias blackwall front

and rear

• Front

D408F BW 130/70B18 63H

• Rear

D407 BW 180/65B16 81H

Wheel

• Front

Black Slotted 5-Spoke


Cast Aluminum

18 in. x 3.5 in.

(457 mm x 89 mm)

• Rear

Black Slotted 5-Spoke


Cast Aluminum

16 in. x 5 in.

(406 mm x 127 mm)

• Optional Style

Tubeless Chrome Aluminum

Profile Laced

Fuel Capacity (U.S. gals/liters)

6/22.7

Weight as Shipped (lbs./kg)

772/350.2

Frame

Mild steel; tubular frame; two-piece


stamped and welded backbone; cast

and forged junctions; twin downtubes;

bolt-on rear frame with forged fender

supports; MIG welded

Swingarm

Mild steel; two-piece drawn and welded

section; forged junctions; MIG welded

Front Forks

41.3 mm telescopic,

triple circuit damping

Rear Shocks

Air-adjustable

Wheels(Tubeless Chrome Aluminum Profile Laced option):

Black Slotted 5-Spoke Cast Aluminum

• Front

18 in. x 3.5 in. (457 mm x 89 mm)

• Rear

16 in. x 5 in. (406 mm x 127 mm)

Brakes:

• Caliper Type

32 mm, 4-piston fixed front and rear

• Rotor Type

(diameter x width):

Patented, fixed rotors

• Front (dual)

11.81 in. x .2 in. (300 mm x 5.1 mm)

• Rear

11.81 in. x .28 in. (300 mm x 7.1 mm)

•Anti-lock Braking

System

Available

Suspension Travel:

• Front Wheel

4.6 in. (117 mm)

• Rear Wheel

2 in. (51 mm)

Engineered for

Sidecar Use

Available

Color Options

Solids

Vivid Black, Big Blue Pearl, Chrome Yellow, Black Denim


Quotes

Stone Mountain HD----"The 2012 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Custom FLTRX is an ideal bike for touring in style with its many features, including its shark nose frame mounted Harley fairing and large capacity Harley gas tank. New for 2012, the Harley Road Glide Custom features a powerful, new, larger air-cooled Twin Cam 103 Harley engine with 6-speed cruise drive tranmission, providing more performance power for passing, hill-climbing, and riding with passenger and cargo. In addition this motorcycle is equipped with two Harley saddle bags to store all of your travel needs. Giving a great custom detail to the bike is the rear motorcycle fender with tri line motorcycle fender lights. The Harley Road Glide Custom also has a slammed two-up seat that enhances your comfort. Take time to look over all of the incredible features of this motorcycle including the frame mounted Harley fairing and also discover more of the Harley touring motorcycles."