2016 Harley-Davidson Roadster unveiled – USD11,199

2016 Harley-Davidson Roadster 1200 (5)

Hot on the heels of the recent launch of the 2016 Iron 883 and Forty-Eight, Harley-Davidson has announced the arrival of the Harley-Davidson Roadster. The latest addition to the Sportster family, the Roadster is, like its other Dark Custom stablemates, designed to appeal to the younger, urban rider.

Dark Custom is a theme that has been shown in previous offerings in Harley-Davidson’s 2016 range, including the Pro Street Breakout and Low Rider S, where more emphasis is placed on power and handling, with a minimum of chrome and bling.

Harley-Davidson’s Sportster line, coming in 883 cc and 1,200 cc engine versions, has traditionally been the “entry-level” cruisers, but with better handling performance than the big 1,687 cc Harley-Davidson iron.

The 2016 Roadster comes with Harley-Davidson’s 1,202 cc air-cooled ‘Evolution’ V-twin, which is also carried in the Forty-Eight. Fed by electronic sequential port fuel injection (ESPFI), the rider has 103 Nm of torque at 3,750 rpm available. Harley-Davidson normally does not publish hp figures for its motorcycles.

Differences between the Roadster and its Forty-Eight sibling are a rear fender cut short in the “Bobber” style, as well as new 19-inch front and 18-inch rear multi-spoke cast aluminium wheels – unique to the Roadster. Other changes include new rear suspension and front fork. The fork is set at 28.9 degrees of rake and 27.4 degrees of off-set, to give slightly quicker handling.

As shown in the pictures, the 2016 Roadster comes with a multitude of accessories from Harley-Davidson’s extensive parts catalogue, allowing the owner to customise the Roadster’s looks according to personal taste. These include items such as single-seats, air cleaners, billet aluminium parts and luggage.

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Also new for the 2016 Harley-Davidson Roadster is twin-front brake discs. Coming with optional ABS, the brakes grab 330 mm floating discs in front and a single 260 mm disc at the rear. The fuel tank holds 12.5 litres and the Roadster weighs-in at 258 kg wet.

Coming in four colours for 2016 – Velocity Red Sunglo, Billet Silver/Vivid Black, Black Denim and Vivid Black, the Harley-Davidson Sportster is listed at a base price of USD11,199 (RM43,666) on its website. Optional items include ABS at USD795 (RM3,100) and immobilser at USD395 (RM1,540). The 2016 Halrey-Davidson Roadster is expected to arrive at US dealers in June.


GALLERY: 2016 Harley-Davidson Iron 883 and Forty-Eight

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Mohan K Ramanujam

Coming with diverse and extensive experience in heavy engineering, Mohan enjoys making anything with wheels go fast, especially motorcycles. His weapon of choice is the Desmoquattro engine, and he has a penchant for anything with a dash of Italian design. Strangely enough, he insists he's a slow rider.

 

Comments

  • Francis Keng on Apr 19, 2016 at 10:43 am

    You had to put the price on the title, don’t you?

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  • Ootai on Apr 20, 2016 at 7:48 pm

    By the time it is marketed in bolehland, it is more than rm100k. And there are buyers!!. Lol

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