Touring Electra Glide Standard FLHT (MY2010)

This is the plain-spoken entry into Harley's full-dress touring line. The air-cooled 45° Twin Cam V-twin runs 1584 cc, making 66 hp and a wide 92 lb-ft that arrives low and stays put. You get the batwing fairing, hard saddlebags, and floorboards that mark a real long-haul machine, but the radio, top box, and fairing lowers are left off to keep the weight and the sticker sensible. ABS and cruise control were available as options rather than fitted as standard. What you buy here is presence and reach, not a features arms race.

On the interstate it settles into a planted, unhurried gait, the long 63.5 in wheelbase holding a line while the torque loafs along at highway speed. Well cared for, the engine has the kind of longevity that rewards miles, and the build feels honestly screwed together. Two honest cautions carry over from the road: some bikes show a rear-end wobble at highway speeds tied to the swingarm and rear suspension geometry, and the charging system, voltage regulator and stator, can fail and leave you with a dead battery. The front fork is non-adjustable, so heavy two-up loads lean on the rear preload alone.