Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight Special and Street Glide Special launched in India

Harley-Davidson has launched two new motorcycles today , the Forty-Eight Special and Street Glide Special priced at Rs 10.98 lakh and Rs 30.53 lakh respectively. The newer iterations of these two motorcycles come with a host of update which includes a new handlebar that has been repositioned to be higher and also more towards the forward. In case of the Forty-Eight, the 2019 version continues to use the same 1,200cc V-twin motor without a change in the state of tune. This 1,202cc, air-cooled V-twin engine which produces 96Nm of torque that is mated to a five-speed transmission.

The 2019 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special is a touring motorcycle and is powered by the H-D’s Milwaukee-Eight 114 engine that displaces 1,868cc and offers a gut-wrenching 165Nm. The 2019 Street Glide Special comes equipped with a 6.5-inch touchscreen-equipped infotainment system that allows you to shuffle between information about the weather and music. The Street Glide Special will come in via the CBU route and is expected to be priced upwards of Rs 30 lakh ex-showroom and will rival bikes like the Indian Chieftain, Moto Guzzi MGX-21, BMW K1600 GTL and Honda Gold Wing. The Forty-Eight Special will come in via the CKD route like the standard model and is expected to be priced around Rs 11.5 lakh ex-showroom and will rub shoulders with the Indian Scout Sixty and Triumph Bonneville Speed Master.