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New Harley-Davidson® Wide Glide® rolls with old-school style
(7/25/2009)
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The 2010 Wide Glide is a new Harley-Davidson Dyna® model done up old-school
chopper style – a low, stretched-out custom with forward foot controls that give
its rider a real fists-in-the-wind profile. Its name-sake wide front end,
black-wire sissy bar and available orange-to-yellow fade flames paint scheme
might be hits from the bike-builder archives, but the LED stop/turn/tail light
combo is new technology that keeps its chopped rear fender clean and
uncluttered. The new Wide Glide is also priced to be a great value – call it
affordable attitude.
The
Wide Glide motorcycle is powered by a rubber-mounted Twin Cam 96™ V-Twin
powertrain with Electronic Sequential Port Fuel Injection (ESPFI) that produces
92 ft. lbs. of peak torque at 3000 rpm. The engine is finished in black
powdercoat with bright machined highlights on the cylinder fins and
chrome-plated rocker and derby covers. The 6-Speed Cruise Drive® transmission
features a new helical-cut fifth gear for smooth operation. Distinctive Dyna
Wide Glide styling cues include an under-seat battery box, exposed rear shock
absorbers, and a 4.7-gallon fuel tank with the speedometer mounted in the
console.
Key Dyna Wide Glide Features
- The lowered front and rear suspension reduces seat height to just 25.5
inches.
- The 49mm front forks are raked out to 34 degrees. Wide polished aluminum
triple clamps create more space between the forks to open up the front-end
styling and accentuate the 21-inch by 2.15-inch front wheel.
- 40-spoke laced wheels with black steel rims.
- The handlebar is internally wired and mounted on four-inch-high black
risers.
- Black mirrors and headlamp bucket match the black risers.
- Battery box and rear fender struts are finished in wrinkle black
powdercoat. A chrome strip on the battery box has an embossed “Wide Glide”
logo.
- The front of the fuel tank is tilted up .75-inch to accent the Wide Glide
chopper profile.
- Chrome 2-1-2 “Tommy Gun” exhaust with styled exhaust shields and staggered
dual mufflers.
- Low-slung solo seat with a separate passenger pillion.
- Black one-piece “wire” sissy bar.
- A chopped rear fender exposes the 180/60B tire.
- Dual red LED rear lamps combine the stop/turn/tail functions and eliminate
a large, central tail lamp. The license plate mount is moved to the side of
the chassis.
- The Wide Glide model has a base price of $14,499 in Vivid Black, and will
also be offered in an optional, limited-production Red Hot Sunglo and Vivid
Black base with Flames paint scheme.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the only major U.S.-based motorcycle
manufacturer, produces heavyweight motorcycles and a complete line of motorcycle
parts, accessories and general merchandise.
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