This ain't a Road Glide! What then??
 

Hey touring forum,

I am going to look at this bike tomorrow and am wondering what it is or was. Do you think it was a non-faired FLH and somewhere along the way it grew a sharknose?
http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/mcd/2853135966.html

The price ain't bad for an old Evo as they are fairly sturdy engines but considering the amount of work done there could be some undocumented engine work too?!?!?!

Thanks for your help,

Tom

Nope it is what it says it is a Tour Glide thats how they came!!!

It is as stated, a 1985 Harley Tour Glide with a frame mounted fairing, this is where Road Glides were born!

The FLT Tour Glide was introduced in 1979. Sold alongside the existing FLH Electra Glide, the FLT had a larger frame with rubber engine mounts, a five-speed transmission, the 80 cu in (1,340 cc) engine, and a frame-mounted fairing. In order that the FLT frame, which was larger and heavier than the large and heavy FLH frame, would handle acceptably, the front forks were given radical steering geometry which had them mounted behind the steering head, with the frame behind the steering head being recessed to allow adequate steering lock. The FLHT was introduced in 1983. This was an Electra Glide based on the FLT Tour Glide frame, but using the Electra Glide "batwing" fairing instead of the Tour Glide frame-mounted fairing. Except for the base FLH, all 1984 FLs were equipped with the new rubber-mounted Evolution engine and a five-speed transmission. All "Shovelhead" engines were discontinued by the 1985 model year. In that year, the four-speed solid-engine-mount FLH was modified to accept rubber mounting and the Evolution engine. The FLH was discontinued in 1986; all Touring models thereafter used the FLT/FLHT frame. Ironically, the FLT Tour Glide, which introduced the current Touring frame, was dropped from the lineup in 1996. The frame-mounted Tour fairing would return with the FLTR Road Glide in 1998. The Evolution Engine was replaced by the Twin Cam 88 Engine on all large-frame Harley-Davidson motorcycles in 1999.

Yep a Tour Glide.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...0clas%2080.htm

I have never seen a tour glide. I guess they were the precursor...
Thanks for the info, Raven is a beauty!

Nice bike

look like agreat candidate for the price.

look it over well, there are a couple of wacky things like the saddlebags from back then, the battery placement etc.

mike

It's certainly not stock. My buddy has a 1984 Road Glide, and that thing has more chrome and lights than a Christmas Tree. All of it I believe to be stock.

mikebaby

Nice bike, not a whole lot of them around.

Nice ol evo......the nose is from the tourglides of the shovelhead era.....but I know a couple of guys withese and they love them. It is exactly what the ad says. Not a bad price for a cool ol bagger.