2017 · Tourer · Buyer's Guide
Milwaukee-Eight Wrapped in Full Luxury
The Ultra Limited FLHTK sits at the top of Harley's full-dress touring line, built around a liquid-cooled 45° V-twin displacing 1745 cc. It makes 90 hp and a thick 114 lb-ft of torque at just 3,250 rpm, so the pull arrives early and never feels strained on a loaded highway run. A 6-speed gearbox and belt final drive keep the delivery smooth. The Boom! Box 6.5GT infotainment, Daymaker LED lighting, and a full set of hard bags plus Tour-Pak turn it into a self-contained travel rig you can live out of for days at a time.
Underway it rides planted and confident, the kind of composure that lets you settle in and stop thinking about the machine beneath you. At walking pace the 899 lb (408 kg) mass is honest work, and you feel every pound of it until momentum builds. This is for the rider who wants the full American touring experience and will actually use the space and comfort it's built around. The honest caveat is service history: this model carries recalls for the oil cooler line clamp and the clutch master cylinder, plus reports of coolant air locks, so a documented maintenance record matters before you sign.
Spec sheets don't ride bikes, but they set the baseline.
| Power | 90 hp (67 kW) |
|---|---|
| Torque | 114 lb-ft (154 Nm) @ 3,250 rpm |
| Displacement | 1745 cc |
| Engine | 45° V-twin |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed |
| Final drive | Belt |
| Front tire | 130/70B18 63H |
| Rear tire | 180/55B18 80H |
| Seat height | 29.1 in (740 mm) |
| Wet weight | 899 lb (408 kg) |
| Fuel capacity | 6.0 gal (22.7 L) |
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Thumb the starter and the big V-twin settles into that unmistakable Harley cadence, loud and full without rattling your fillings loose. The liquid cooling keeps things civil when traffic slows to a crawl, and on the move the vibration stays low enough that your hands and feet aren't buzzing by the time the tank runs dry. Behind the fairing the air is calm, the seat is a genuine armchair, and the riding position lets you stretch out and log real hours. Roll onto the interstate and the mass you wrestled at parking speed melts into rock-solid steadiness. Gusts and truck wash barely move it off line. Fuel stops become the thing that ends a stint, not fatigue, and the cockpit audio fills the quiet miles in between.
Oil cooler line clamp may detach (recall 17V-333)
An improperly installed clamp on the engine oil cooler line may cause the line to detach, resulting in sudden oil loss, potentially onto the rear tire. Affects certain 2017 Touring models including FLHTK.
Clutch master cylinder fluid leak (recall 18V734)
The secondary clutch actuator cylinder may leak fluid internally, causing the clutch master cylinder to lose pressure and the clutch may not disengage, increasing crash risk.
Coolant system leaks and air locks
A small number of owners have experienced coolant leaks from the lower fairing area or overheating due to air bubbles trapped in the coolant lines, often requiring dealer intervention to correct.
Where this Harley-Davidson Touring Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK pulls ahead of — or falls behind — its rivals on the numbers, and the typical bike in its class on character.
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Forget spec-sheet bragging. Here's who the Touring Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK is actually built for.
If your riding year runs Sturgis to Daytona and the bike is part of who you are, this brings the sound, the presence, and the full-dress theater you showed up for. It looks and feels the part.
Made for A1A — Florida Atlantic Coast · Black Hills / Sturgis Rally Hub · Daytona Main Street / Bike Week
For long national-park hauls two-up, the early torque and planted highway manners hold up hour after hour. Line up the recall work first, and it carries you and all your gear in real comfort.
Made for Beartooth Highway · Blue Ridge Parkway · Going-to-the-Sun Road
Day rides on the Blue Ridge or Highway 1 work if you accept a full-dress bagger over a nimble machine. It loves long sweepers, but it never hides its size on tight, technical roads.
Made for Black Hills · Blue Ridge Parkway · Cherohala Skyway
If you're cross-shopping the older generation, here's what changed.
Previous generation · 2015–2016
Big Dresser, Low Threshold
Compare to the previous model →If this one isn't quite the fit, these are the bikes worth riding back-to-back against it.
Any price note compares both bikes at the same age — the youngest age both have on the used market — against this Harley-Davidson Touring Electra Glide Ultra Limited FLHTK. “cheaper/pricier” is what that bike costs second-hand, not how worn it is.
