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And then there’s the ride. Silky smooth, with nary a hint of bump nor grind through the rear suspension, the settings reactive enough to let me feel the asphalt under rubber but soft enough to make the prospect of a trans-emirate jaunt incredibly tempting. The seating position is bang on and little energy is required to get the Glide up to speed or hold it there, meaning the ride is a very comfortable experience. While the Softail ‘cruised over’ (yet simultaneously ‘managed to find all of’) the bumps, the Road ‘Glide’ does just that: sashaying from one yard of road to the next almost effortlessly but without alienating me from the experience.
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But this isn’t comfort in a fluffy towel and an extra pillow kind of way. There’s poise and dignity to the CVO, true, but the unique blend of style means that ‘comfort’ does not translate as ‘luxury’. The idiosyncrasies in the design and finish are too outlandish for that to be possible, and that for me is exactly the point. The Softail – on which the sense of occasion was almost tangible – may well be an E-Type Jag, but the Road Glide is a Rolls Royce. With custom alloys and furry dice. A cruiser that makes you believe it’s the only one in the world.
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Ah, wait, hang on. ‘Cruiser’. True the Road Glide’s comfort has already shone through in spades, but let’s not forget that the more sizeable on-board powerplant means the bike has got to deliver some performance too. With that in mind, I turn off the highway, twist the throttle a little harder, and begin the search for corners.
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Well well well…
There’s some sizeable grunt from the engine. Some very sizeable grunt. I’m not likely to be knocked off the back of the Road Glide, but the Screamin’ Eagle thrown enough stampeding horses out the back to make me smile quickly. There’s also a huge amount of feel through the 130/60B19 61H front tyre, and the handling – thanks to good weight distribution – is astonishingly nimble for a bike of this size. The entertainment system has really helped bring the ride alive, but the extra weight on the rack and pinion means the Road Glide does suffer at low speeds.
