Does the Acronym FLHR actually have a meaning for each letter or is it just a designation Harley pulled out of the air? I know it sounds stupid, but I'm curious. Thanks in advance

 

BTW, my girlfriend asys it stands for Fat Lazy Harley Rider...I'm not laughing...

 

Some of them do have meanings... For example,



VRSCA
= V-Twin Racing Street Custom Alpha (Harley-Davidson model)

Not sure if FLHR stands for anything other than FL = Touring Family

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Davidson

 

here's a good one:http://www.factoryfat.com/hdbikemodels.html

 

Thanks... I would have never guessed that is what it stands for!

 

FL is the designation of the size of the front tire which is 16 inches. H is the part of touring. For example FLSTF IS FOR A FAT BOY.FL IS TIRE SIZE,ST T IS SOFT TAIL FAT BOY. FLSTN IS 16 INCH SOFT TAIL NOSTALGIC FLHTC IS THE ELECTRA GLIDE CLASSIC. FLHTCUI WAS FOR ELECTRA GLIDE TOURING CLASSIC ULTRA INJECTED. THIS DESIGNATION IS NOW FLHTCU AS THERE ARE NO MORE ULTRAS THATHAVE CARBS WHERE AS BACK IN THE SEVENTIES AND EARLY EIGHTIES THEY HAD CARBS SO THEY ADDED THE "I" TO DENOTE FUEL INJECTION. HOPE THIS HELPS. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 38 DIFFERENT ACTIVE DESIGNATIONS. FLHTCUSE IS THE ULTRA SCREAMING EAGLE AND A 3 OR 3 AFTER THE E INDICATES SECOND OR THIRD GENERATION. IT CAN GET COMPLICATED.

 

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First letter = engine size
F Big engine - 80 to 88 cubic inches or 1340 to 1450 CCs.

Second letter = tire size
L Big fat front tire
X Skinny front tire

Third letter(s) = frame style
D Dyna frame (with the rubber mounted motor)
H Highway frame (Road King®)
HT Highway touring frame
ST Softail® frame

Last letter(s) = bike model within frame family
C Classic or Custom
D Deuceâ„¢
F Fat Boy®
H Hugger®
L Low Rider®
RC Road King® Classic
S Springer® or Sport
WG Wide Glide®
XT T-Sport®

Other letters
I Fuel injection
X Sportster® (all models that begin with "X" are Sportster models)

 

Hey guys, sorry it took me so long to reply to all your replies. I've been out sneakin' a few more miles in...lol. Thank you all for the replies. I've actually learned quite a bit I didn't know before. You guys rock!!!