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The Sport Glide is a rolling mystery
Let’s admit it: The Sport Glide is a rolling enigma. What genre should we put it in? Is it a chopper? A tourer? A sports bike?
The Sport Glide is a bit of everything: from the chopper, the Softail frame and the big signal of unreasonableness in the form of a small fairing that caricatures any utility in its tiny size. From the tourer, panniers and a relaxed riding position. From the Sport bike, an upside-down fork that challenges the physics of racing.
Harley-Davidson classifies the Sport Glide as a cruiser with careless understatement. In fact, it is as if the company has understood the casualness and irrationality of the overriding chopper philosophy and created a style all its own.
All-rounder Sport Glide
The irony of the story is that this is exactly what makes the Sport Glide an all-rounder. That’s how we put it in our commercial, and somehow that makes the Sport Glide the most underrated Big Twin in the Harley-Davidson portfolio.
After all these considerations, we didn’t want to change much about this philosophy, we just wanted to emphasise it with the Strike Line. The Kruse Design paintwork does just that at first glance: The horizontal stripes quote the traditional scallop motif of drag racing, a typical styling element of artistically inspired customising that brings speed to visual expression. The bikers had the last word.
We powder coated and anodised the Jekill and Hyde engine, manifold and The One exhaust in an uncompromising matte black. The gleaming Grand Classic airbox is the finishing touch. Our Hollywood Light handlebars are also black, in a 32″ format, perfect for casual cruising. We’ve hidden our Mini Stripe LED indicators underneath and finished the grips, footpegs and gear pegs with our satin finish. The rear is finished off with our license plate, also striped, with multi-function rear light LEDs.
The Grand Classic power filter adds a gleaming accent to the matte black engine. Casually expansive: the Hollywood Light 32-inch handlebars
Final finish: The wheels!
But the finishing touches are provided by our Thunderbike wheels. They make all the difference to the overall look. Harley’s Mantis design on the standard wheels is definitely worthy of discussion. The same goes for the standard 18-inch front and 16-inch rear tyres. Better looks are possible.
We opted for our three-piece alloy wheels in a spoke design. The dominant colour is, of course, black powder coating, accentuated by silver screws. Not only is their storage clear and expressive, but so is their format. We offer 21-inch wheels at the front and 18-inch wheels at the rear. Why does this suddenly look so harmonious? Well, we have also paid attention to the finer details, for example by anodising the pulley in black and, above all, by fitting our floating spoke brake discs.
Our license plate closes off the rear. The larger 18-inch wheel fits easily under the standard rear fender
A message in motion
Still a rolling secret? Our Sport Glide Strike line is a rolling statement! Get on the saddle, Mustang Wide Tripper model, stretch out over 32 inches, grab the satin grips, hit the throttle and feel good. That’s Harley riding, and our take on it is Harley riding plus.
Parts & Details
- Thunderbike Spoke Wheel
- Thunderbike Brake Disc Spoke Floated 292mm
- Thunderbike Brake Disc Spoke Floated 300mm
- Metzeler Cruisetec Front Tire 120/70B21 M/C REINF TL 68H
- Metzeler Cruisetec Rear Tire 180/55B18 M/C REINF TL 80H
- Thunderbike Pulley Spoke polished
- Thunderbike Handlebar Hollywood Light
- Thunderbike Grips Base Satin black cut
- Thunderbike Turn Signals Stripe LED with Housing
- Thunderbike Toppers Base
- Thunderbike Shiftpeg Satin black cut
- Thunderbike Brake Pedal Pad Satin black cut
- Thunderbike Footpeg Set Base Satin Design
- Thunderbike Passenger Footpegs Satin Design
- Thunderbike Licence plate Adapter black
- Thunderbike License Plate Frame Inside Plate
- Thunderbike License Plate Lighting
- Thunderbike Turn Signals Stripe LED 3in1
- Thunderbike Airbox Cover Oval Grand Classic
- Thunderbike Airbox Kit Oval
- Thunderbike Timer Cover New Custom
- Thunderbike Shock Adjusting Knob satin black
- Thunderbike Rear Axle Cover Set
- Thunderbike Front Axle Cover-Set black
- Thunderbike Axle Cover Swingarm left
- Thunderbike Axle Cover Swingarm right
- Thunderbike Brake caliper cover
- Mustang Wide Tripper Solo Seat Diamond black

Author / Editor
Michael Ahlsdorf
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