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Harley Davidson Roadking - King of Bling
Our man becomes king for a day
By : Kyle Pereira | Published : August 19, 2010
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Your composure quickly disappears the instant you are forced to make a tight U-turn. All of that weight of the FLHR abruptly reappears the second you drop speed to about 5 kph and below. Come to a stop, look out for oncoming traffic and quickly rumble away - all the time wishing your foot was made of titanium alloy and not flesh and bone. The self-centring triple tree (designed by a certain genius named Eric Buell) helps to a large extent, but it's what you had for breakfast that makes or breaks the whole manoeuvre. 

Harleys the world over don't come cheap. But ironically, we as a developing nation are forced to shell out nearly double of what everybody elsewhere would need to. Tagged at Rs 20.45 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi for a bone-stock bike, you might want to add on the pipes or maybe even some extra bling; not that it needs any more in my opinion. All of that adds up to quite a substantial amount of money, but hey, you get more than just the bike. Your money buys you a whole new lifestyle and membership into a very unique clique. What's more? You can actually be something you always wanted to be - the real king of the road. 

 

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  Posted by mahesh at 19th March,2012
A very good article very well written having had the opportunity to ride the road king and meet than certain genius (Eric buell). i feel the road king is superb bike on the highway but i sincerely doubt i can ride it in the city traffic after all this is where most of the time this bike will end up spending its time right. i guess the new ebr 1190 rs which has a bigger rotax engine than the 1125 r and better center of gravity is the bike for me i think its the best bike anybody can buy....i guess not a bad suggestion if you get to test ride it right...look forward to that article then.
  Posted by KESAVAN A D at 3rd November,2010
hi guys! think it will be rich man's toy until they bring out the same in CKD and assemble it in india. till then hold your breath and go for the latest entrant in the fray honda CBR 250. It will make do for our roads. Also drive safely keeping your loved ones in mind. regards. k7
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