Rider March 2026 | 2026 Harley Davidson Preview

2026 Harley-Davidson Preview 

The Motor Company has unveiled its full lineup of motorcycles for the 2026 model year. Last November, Harley‑-Davidson announced models returning unchanged except for color options and pricing, which included bikes in the Grand American Touring (Road Glide and Street Glide), Softail (Breakout, Fat Boy, Heritage Classic, Low Rider S, Low Rider ST, and Street Bob), Sport (Nightster, Nightster Special, and Sportster S), and Adventure Touring (Pan America 1250 Special and Pan America 1250 ST) families. 

Also announced is a new Solo Trim Package that’s available for the Heritage Classic, Street Bob, and Street Glide. It includes a solo seat, Dark Billiard Gray paint, and cast‑-aluminum wheels, as well as the lowest price points for these three modes: Heritage Classic at $19,999, Street Bob at $14,999, and Street Glide at $24,999. 

In January, Harley‑-Davidson followed up with what it called “Chapter 2,” a web broadcast that revealed 13 new and updated models in the CVO, Grand American Touring, Adventure, Trike, and Enthusiast Collection segments. The broadcast, which is available on YouTube, was hosted by Paul James, Harley‑-Davidson’s director of public relations, and included special guests ranging from enthusiasts, influencers, and custom builders to engineers and Harley‑-Davidson factory racer Cory West. Part of the video also celebrated big milestones in 2026: the 100th anniversary of Route 66 and the 250th anniversary of America’s independence. 

Street Glide Limited and Road Glide Limited 

Harley’s top‑-selling Grand American Touring models – the Street Glide, known for its handlebar‑-mounted batwing fairing, and the Road Glide, which has a frame‑-mounted sharknose fairing – were updated for 2024. For 2026, they are joined by Limited versions of both models. Pricing for the Road Glide Limited and Street Glide Limited starts at $32,999. 

Upgrades over the standard models include the Milwaukee‑-Eight VVT 117 (1,923cc) V‑-Twin rated at 106 hp at 4,600 rpm and 131 lb‑-ft of torque at 3,250 rpm, slight increases over the non‑-VVT (Variable Valve Timing) M‑-8 in the standard models. Both Limited models are lighter than their predecessors – by 24 lb for the Street Glide Limited and 13 lb for the Road Glide Limited. Other features of the Limited models include: 

Street Glide 3 Limited and Road Glide 3 

Harley‑-Davidson has revamped its Trike family with three models: Street Glide 3 Limited, Road Glide 3, and CVO Street Glide 3 Limited. They feature a new chassis and rear suspension system said to deliver significantly improved rider and passenger comfort. The new suspension design replaces the previous live axle with a de Dion‑-type suspension that better insulates the rider and passenger from road irregularities. Rear suspension travel has increased from 2.3 to 5.0 inches, allowing the shocks to absorb larger impacts. Unsprung weight is reduced by 68 lb, allowing the use of softer springs and damping settings to fully utilize the increased suspension travel. 

Other features of the Street Glide 3 Limited and Road Glide 3 include: 

CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations) 

Custom Vehicle Operations models are limited‑-production, ultra‑-premium motorcycles featuring exclusive finishes, upgraded performance, and special components. The 2026 CVO lineup includes the CVO Street Glide, CVO Street Glide Limited, CVO Street Glide 3 Limited, CVO Road Glide ST, and CVO Street Glide ST. 

The CVO Street Glide, CVO Street Glide Limited, and CVO Street Glide 3 Limited are powered by the Milwaukee‑-Eight VVT 121 (1,977cc) V‑-Twin that’s rated at 115 hp at 4,500 rpm and 139 lb‑-ft of torque at 3,000 rpm. They also feature heated comfort seats for rider and passenger, heated grips, highway pegs, a heel shifter, and two pre‑-wired connection points. 

The racing‑-inspired CVO Road Glide ST and CVO Street Glide ST are powered by the Milwaukee‑-Eight 121 High Output V‑-Twin, which has a high‑-performance camshaft and a high‑-performance intake/Heavy Breather Air Cleaner. The HO engine is rated at 127 hp at 4,900 rpm and 145 lb‑-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm. The ST models also have a low final drive ratio for quicker acceleration, and they are fitted with Screamin’ Eagle Extreme Flow Titanium Slip‑-On Mufflers. The ST models also feature Brembo brakes and Showa suspension with a 47mm inverted fork and dual outboard fully adjustable remote‑-reservoir rear shocks. 

All CVO models come standard with Rider Safety Enhancements by Harley‑-Davidson, ride modes (Road, Sport, Rain, Custom modes, and on ST models, Track modes), a 12.3‑-inch TFT color touchscreen display with Skyline OS and navigation, and all‑-LED lighting. All CVO models also come with a Harley‑-Davidson Packtalk Edge wireless headset, CVO‑-branded motorcycle cover, premium carry‑-out trunk, and carrier liners for Tour‑-Pak‑-equipped models. 

Other features specific to each model include: 

Enthusiast Collection - Liberty Edition 

To honor America’s 250th anniversary, Harley‑-Davidson is introducing three Enthusiast Collection – Liberty Edition models: Street Glide, Street Glide 3 Limited, and Heritage Classic. Each features exclusive Midnight Ember paint, a Liberty Edition eagle graphic on fuel tank sides with see‑-through #1 medallion, a Liberty Edition eagle graphic on the fairing, additional graphics, and Liberty Edition console and engine cover inserts. Their seats feature blue seam stitching, red/white/blue striped accent stitching, an embossed center panel, and an embroidered Bar & Shield logo. 

Liberty Edition Street Glide and Heritage Classic models feature a blue‑-tint windshield. All models are mechanically identical to the standard 2026 versions. Liberty Edition production will be capped at about 2,500 models combined globally. Pricing for the 2026 Street Glide starts at $24,999, and the Liberty Edition adds $5,000. Pricing for the 2026 Heritage Classic starts at $19,999, and the Liberty Edition adds $4,000. Pricing for the 2026 Street Glide 3 Limited starts at $39,199, and the Liberty Edition adds $4,000.  

Pan America 1250 Limited 

A new Limited version of Harley’s Pan America 1250 adventure‑-tourer features the most requested factory accessories as standard: aluminum top case and side cases, a Screamin’ Eagle quickshifter, and a muffler guard, aluminum skid plate, and radiator guard. 

The Limited also includes standard features found the Pan America 1250 Special: semi‑-active suspension; tubeless laced wheels; Daymaker Signature Adaptive Headlamp; nine selectable ride modes; Rider Safety Enhancements by Harley‑-Davidson; Adaptive Ride Height; handguards; and heated grips. Display and infotainment generated by the rider’s Bluetooth‑-equipped mobile device is presented on a 6.8‑-inch color TFT touchscreen. The Pan Am’s liquid‑-cooled Revolution Max 1250 V‑-Twin is rated at 149 hp at 8,750 rpm and 91 lb‑-ft of torque at 6,750 rpm. 

Pricing for the Pan America 1250 Limited starts at $26,499.